Governing a Pandemic: Assessing the Role of Collaboration on Latin American Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis

How do governments address complex, cross-sectoral problems, like the COVID-19 pandemic? Why were some Latin American countries more successful at containing pandemic's most devastating health outcomes? We argue that national collaborative in their response to reducing death rates. Our original dataset offers a novel attempt operationalise governance (CG). undertake simple statistical tests measure relationship between CG and COVID-19-related mortality rates America. then choose three case studies assess whether collaboration was meaningful practice. Initial evidence suggests pursued effective early on pandemic. The helped foster cooperation over resources; buy time prepare for potential surge; produce unified message regarding what citizens should prevent viral spread.