Trust and compliance with public health policies in the time of COVID-19. 23/10/2020
Bargain, Olivier ; Aminjonov, Ulugbek
2020
epidemic disease ; government policy ; containment ; public opinion ; social cohesion ; behaviour
Government and public administration
https://voxeu.org/article/trust-and-compliance-public-health-policies-time-covid-19
English
"As a second wave of COVID-19 threatens the health of communities across the globe, governments are considering another round of lockdowns. But the success of those policies will depend largely on the levels of compliance, which will in turn depend on the confidence that citizens have in their leaders. This column summarises the results of recent studies examining the effect of civic trust during the first wave of the pandemic. The evidence points to a higher rate of compliance with stay-at-home policies in regions with a higher level of long-term trust in politicians."
Digital
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