| ID | 174848 |
| Title Proper | Pandemic Exposes an Ailing US Governance Model |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Roberts, Alasdair |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Since the 1990s and Bill Clinton’s embrace of key parts of Ronald Reagan’s legacy, mainstream US governance has been guided by a bipartisan consensus around a formula of shrinking the federal government’s responsibilities and deregulating the economy. Hailed as the ultimate solution to the age-old problem of governing well, the formula was exported to the developing world as the Washington Consensus. Yet growing political polarization weakened the consensus, and in a series of three major crises over the past two decades—9/11, the global financial crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic—US policymakers opted for pragmatism rather than adherence to the old formula, which appears increasingly inadequate to cope with current governance challenges. |
| `In' analytical Note | Current History Vol. 119, No.820 ; Nov 2020: p. 310–316. |
| Journal Source | Current History Vol: 119 No 820 |
| Key Words | Governance ; 9/11 ; Global Financial Crisis ; Pandemic ; US Politics ; COVID-19 |