Local Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Indonesia

Irem Sevindik, Mehmet Tosun and Serdar Yilmaz
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Irem Sevindik: Department of Economics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA
Serdar Yilmaz: Governance and Public Sector Management (GPSM), The World Bank, Washington, DC 20433, USA

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-15

Abstract: Local governments play an important role in the COVID-19 pandemic response. They can identify the local vulnerabilities and respond accordingly. In this commentary, we are examining the relationship between COVID-19 case and fatality numbers and provincial governments in Indonesia using correlations and data visualization. We use the public health development index, regional sustainable development index, competitiveness index, and their components as proxies for provincial government capacity and strength. We have found some evidence of a negative relationship between COVID-19 case fatality and death rates and various indices of provincial strength. The correlations are higher when we examine provinces in island regions, such as Java and Sumatra, separately. Some of our findings suggest that stronger provincial governments are a good defense against the pandemic. At the same time there are differences between regions, which is a concern in terms of all-of-government response to the pandemic.

Keywords: Indonesia; provinces; local governments; pandemic response; regional sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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