Getting Things Done

Springer eBooks, pp. 43–64

Abstract

Abstract This chapter reviews the main governance challenges policymakers faced during the COVID-19 crisis. It examines how governments mobilized institutional capacity to tackle these challenges. We focus on attempts to centralize crisis decision-making and discuss whether centralization contributed to government effectiveness and legitimacy.

Authors 3

1. Arjen Boin Aachen Department of Political Science

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Political Science, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands

2. Allan McConnell corresponding

   The University of Sydney

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney, Darlington, Australia

3. Paul ‘t Hart

   Utrecht University

   Affiliation as printed

   School of Governance, Utrecht University, Driebergen-Rijsenburg, The Netherlands