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South Korea’s fast response to coronavirus disease: implications on public policy and public management theory

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The first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in South Korea was identified on 20 January 2020. South Korea’s blended response of quick action and technological innovations has proven effective in containing the COVID-19 outbreak and can offer lessons for other countries. This paper presents a review of the administrative and legal measures taken by the Korean government, a discussion on the lessons learned from previous epidemics and disasters, and an overview of the government’s agile testing and containment strategies. The paper ends with a discussion on the implications of Korea’s responses to public policy and public management theory.

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  • Pan Suk Kim, 2021. "South Korea’s fast response to coronavirus disease: implications on public policy and public management theory," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(12), pages 1736-1747, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:23:y:2021:i:12:p:1736-1747
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2020.1766266
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