Open AccessCollaboration in a Time of Covid-19
Author(s) -
Mike Reid
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
policy quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2324-1101
pISSN - 2324-1098
DOI - 10.26686/pq.v16i3.6554
Subject(s) - covid-19 , government (linguistics) , pandemic , political science , public administration , economic growth , business , public relations , economics , virology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , disease , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The social and economic impact of a pandemic like Covid-19 was always going to require a multi-government response, and so it was in New Zealand. Despite the complexity that has historically characterised intergovernmental relationships, the impact of Covid-19 saw institutional arrangements quickly put in place that enabled a joined-up response from both local and central government. This article looks at how these arrangements worked and how they contributed to the provision of essential services through all levels of the lockdown.