01499nam a22001697a 4500999001900000008004100019100005300060245012100113260004700234300003800281520073800319650009101057773004601148906001501194942000701209952011301216  c517705d517705210724b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aDowney, Davia Cox and  Myers, William M. 927971  aFederalism, Intergovernmental relationships, and emergency response: A comparison of Australia and the United States  aAmerican Review of Public Administration    a50(6-7), Aug-Oct, 2020: p.525-535  aThe recent COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted governance. A strong intergovernmental response is critical for stemming the worst damage during the outset of a disaster. Collaborative planning with networks of constituent governments, medical experts, and emergency managers are needed to provide a holistic response to the highly technical and complex issues brought on by the novel coronavirus. This commentary highlights the differences in response by the United States and Australia, provides a comparison of intergovernmental relationships, and sheds light on how these federations vertical and horizontal collaborative efforts were stymied by politics or facilitated by existing intergovernmental forums. - Reproduced  aExecutive federalism, Intergovernmental relations, Disaster response, Australia925683  aAmerican Review of Public Administration   aFEDERALISM  cAR  00102ddc40709391773aIIPAbIIPAd2021-07-24h50(6-7), Aug-Oct, 2020: p.525-535pAR124966r2021-07-24yAR