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The COVID-19 pandemic: why are some countries coping more successfully than others?

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  • Hasan Muhammad Baniamin
  • Mizanur Rahman
  • Mohammad Tareq Hasan

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Countries have experienced varied success in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. To understand these variations, the study used netnography on news media and websites, and social media. Factors identified as critical to success in managing the pandemic fall into two categories: state-centric and socio-demographic. State-centric factors such as policy learning and implementation structure, and technological and administrative readiness have influenced success. Contextual factors such as a country’s demographic profile (e.g., age), family structure (multigenerational family), and cultural attributes (e.g., kissing and hugging to greet) also shape the effectiveness of policies for controlling the pandemic.

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  • Hasan Muhammad Baniamin & Mizanur Rahman & Mohammad Tareq Hasan, 2020. "The COVID-19 pandemic: why are some countries coping more successfully than others?," Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(3), pages 153-169, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rapaxx:v:42:y:2020:i:3:p:153-169
    DOI: 10.1080/23276665.2020.1784769
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    2. Feng Wang & Xing Ge & Danwen Huang, 2022. "Government Intervention, Human Mobility, and COVID-19: A Causal Pathway Analysis from 121 Countries," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-26, March.
    3. James L. Doti, 2021. "Examining the impact of socioeconomic variables on COVID-19 death rates at the state level," Journal of Bioeconomics, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 15-53, April.
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    5. Sharma, Manu & Kaushal, Deepak & Joshi, Sudhanshu, 2023. "Adverse effect of social media on generation Z user's behavior: Government information support as a moderating variable," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 72(C).

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