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Title: Coproducing Responses to COVID-19 with Community-Based Organizations: Lessons from Zhejiang Province, China
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2020
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ISSN: 15406210
DOI: 10.1111/puar.13244
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Abstract: Zhejiang Province achieved one of the best records in containing the COVID-19 pandemic in China. What lessons can the world learn from it? What roles do community-based organizations play in this success story? Based on more than 100 interviews during and after the outbreak in Zhejiang, this article provides a road map of how community-based organizations were involved in the three distinct stages of Zhejiang's response to COVID-19. The authors recommend that public sector leaders (1) strategically leverage the strengths of community-based organizations at multiple stages of the COVID-19 response; (2) incentivize volunteers to participate in epidemic prevention and control; (3) provide data infrastructure and digital tracking platforms; and (4) build trust and long-term capacity of community-based organizations.
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Authors: Cheng, Yuan; Yu, Jianxing; Shen, Yongdong; Huang, Biao
Periodical (Full): Public Administration Review
Issue: 5
Volume: 80
Pages: 866-873
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