15 e 16 ottobre 2020

Combating the COVID-19 pandemic: Federalism a boon or bane?
International Association of Centres for Federal Studies (IACFS)
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost all countries of the world, including those with
a federal or hybrid-federal system of government. Eight of the 11 most infected countries are
federations: the USA, Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Mexico, and Argentina.
Other federations have done better. In combating the pandemic, core elements of federalism
have come to the fore: the division of responsibilities (disaster management, health care, and
social and economic lockdowns, etc), and intergovernmental relations and cooperation. How
have federal systems responded to the pandemic: has federalism been a boon or bane? This
question is addressed with reference to 20 case studies of all the main federal countries in the
world.

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