What could be South Korea’s secret to a relatively successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic? What factors aided in that response? I would say South Korea’s successful response is due to strong civil society, social capital, and government transparency. These are fundamental components of democracy, as they form the basis of an active civil society.
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There is a controversy in Egypt about whether the government is failing to make an adequate response to the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
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Egypt is no stranger to recovering from the odd melange of democratic and authoritarian rule – but now that COVID-19 is the mix, Egypt is past the point of a social, political, and health-related recovery.
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While the world is plagued by the coronavirus, the Philippines is additionally sickened with corrupt leadership and complete denial of democracy.
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