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Local response to the COVID‐19 pandemic: The case of Nepal
Author(s) -
Mainali Raju,
Tosun Mehmet S.,
Yilmaz Serdar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/pad.1953
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , outbreak , coronavirus , political science , development economics , economic growth , geography , virology , economics , biology , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology
Outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic is testing governments' capacity. Generally, considerable attention is paid to the capacity and response of the central or national governments; however, COVID‐19 pandemic is local in nature. Although central authorities have important roles to play in COVID‐19 response, local governments, being closer to people, are best‐positioned to form the first line of defense.