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- Title
The local governance of COVID-19: Insight from Lesotho's response and mitigation.
- Authors
Leboto-Khetsi, Lucia; Kohima, Jennilee; Rwanqa-Mokete, Fefisa; Nel, Verna
- Abstract
Pandemics are deemed accidents of history. Their control and impacts span over economic, social, geopolitical and ideological considerations. This paper attempts to answer how Lesotho responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, which factors hindered local-level implementation of COVID-19 response and mitigation, and how the kingdom's local government disaster preparedness can be improved. A desktop study supported by virtual consultations with relevant players was conducted to gain insight for this study. Content and thematic analysis established a lack of administrative and financial decentralization in Lesotho, which had detrimental implications for COVID-19 response and mitigation.
- Subjects
LESOTHO; COVID-19 pandemic; LOCAL government; DECENTRALIZATION in government; FINANCIAL management
- Publication
Rozwój Regionalny & Polityka Regionalna, 2022, Issue 60, p87
- ISSN
2353-1428
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14746/rrpr.2022.60s.08