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Covid, COVID-19 and Federalism, FederalismCollection:
Dealing with the COVID crisis in Federal and Devolved CountriesCountries:
PakistanAuthors:
Federalism and the COVID-19 crisis: A Pakistani Perspective
As the world copes with COVID-19, federations are no exception. In a new series, practitioners and experts from around the world will share perspectives on how federalism has shaped their country’s pandemic response. The authors will also examine possible future implications of the crisis on the governance system.
In our twelfth paper, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla documents how recent constitutional changes gave provinces the ability to react swiftly to the pandemic in the health sphere while the federal government flexed their muscle to aid the economy.