Causes of effective policy implementation: China's public health response to SARS

Jonathan Schwartz; Gregory Evans

doi:10.1080/10670560701194426

Causes of effective policy implementation: China's public health response to SARS

Jonathan Schwartz
, Gregory Evans

Health Policy & Community Health

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This paper studies China's response to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2003. It first assesses the current nature, structure and development of the Chinese infectious disease system, and then evaluates the state response to infectious disease epidemics. Turning to the role of non-state actors, it discusses their contributions to the state's efforts. Following a case study of Shaanxi province, it concludes that the SARS outbreak reveals the state's capacity to re-centralize power in the face of high-priority events. However, it also concludes that this government capacity alone, while necessary, is not sufficient to overcome SARS.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	195-213
Number of pages	19
Journal	Journal of Contemporary China
Volume	16
Issue number	51
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10670560701194426
State	Published - May 2007

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