University of Leicester
Browse

An Assessment of the Resilience of Local Government in England: Was it Well-Equipped to Overcome the Covid-19 Pandemic?

Download (91.03 kB)
journal contribution
posted on 2024-10-01, 11:11 authored by Tania ArrietaTania Arrieta

This article explores the resilience of local government in England and its ability to cope during the Covid‐19 pandemic. The resilience of local government is explored in three areas: its ability to cope financially; contain and manage risks; and promote civic engagement and collaborations with other sectors. By drawing on the evolutionary perspective of resilience, the article explores whether local government in England was well‐equipped to overcome a crisis of such scale. In particular, it does so by exploring the institutional context of local government and how it shaped the resilience of local government and influenced its ability to develop the type of resources needed to cope with the Covid‐19 crisis. The analysis shows a mixed and complex picture. While there is evidence that points to the ability of local government to contain the risks of the pandemic, protect their communities and engage in innovative practices, there is also evidence that points to the fragility and vulnerabilities of local government. The article concludes that local government was not well‐equipped to overcome the pandemic crisis, thus affecting its ability to provide a better response to, and management of it.

History

Citation

Arrieta, T. (2022), An Assessment of the Resilience of Local Government in England: Was it Well-Equipped to Overcome the Covid-19 Pandemic?. The Political Quarterly, 93: 408-415. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-923X.13171

Author affiliation

College of Business, School of Management

Version

  • VoR (Version of Record)

Published in

Political Quarterly

Volume

93

Issue

3

Pagination

408 - 415 (8)

Publisher

Wiley

issn

1467-923X

eissn

1467-923X

Copyright date

2022

Available date

2024-10-01

Language

English

Deposited by

Dr Tania Arrieta

Deposit date

2024-08-23

Rights Retention Statement

  • No

Usage metrics

    University of Leicester Publications

    Licence

    Exports

    RefWorks
    BibTeX
    Ref. manager
    Endnote
    DataCite
    NLM
    DC