Crisis leadership and public governance during the COVID-19 pandemic : international comparisons / edited by Anthony B.L. Cheung and Sandra Van Thiel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the world is not the same after COVID-19 -- China (mainland): strong crisis leadership and dynamic zero clearing strategy - challenges and pitfalls -- The Hong Kong experience: controlling the pandemic amid a political crisis -- Japan attempting to control the pandemic: framework and policymaking assessments from governance and leadership perspectives -- South Korean experience of fighting against COVID-19: institutional infrastructure, policy responses and collaborative governance -- Singapore and COVID-19: from containment to building pandemic resilience -- Crisis leadership and response mode during different stages of COVID-19: the case of Taiwan -- The politics and policy of COVID-19 in Australia and New Zealand -- The Italian policy response to COVID-19: did political leadership matter? -- A contested "intelligent" approach: crisis management and societal response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands -- Crisis management of the COVID-19 pandemic: the Nordic way and Swedish exceptionalism -- The sick man of Europe: the United Kingdom's COVID-19 response -- Leadership and crisis management in COVID-19: the US experience through January 2021 -- Conclusions: lessons from an ongoing crisis.

"This book explores various issues and challenges emanating from the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines how governments worldwide have dealt with the pandemic. Post-COVID-19 and its disruptive impact on social and economic life as well as public and political attitudes, the world is not the same. A new normal has dawned in public management and public services, with immense implications. This volume collects the lessons drawn from the pandemic, notably how crisis leadership and public governance were used to combat the crisis, as well as which aspects were helpful in that regard. This book covers a total of 17 countries and regions, namely: Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China (Mainland), Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, The Netherlands, the Nordic Countries (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland), the UK and US. Special attention is drawn to China (Mainland) in particular, where the pandemic first broke out. Its subsequent efforts in suppressing the epidemic have been quite stunning. The range enables good international comparisons to be made in crisis leadership, response strategies and effectiveness across continents, systems, and cultures (East Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America). While the pandemic is still ongoing by the time the book is finalized, the experience gained over more than two years has provided good ground for lesson drawing"-- Provided by publisher.