Historical crises tell us that events like health pandemics lead to mass state intervention that eventually become entrenched policies in society. Doctoral researcher Heath Pickering offers three predictions for the future of government in a post-pandemic world.
Big government is back and here to stay.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments across the world to implement national welfare policies on a mass scale not seen since World War II.
In academic theory, we call these events “critical junctures”: epic moments in time where leaders choose one path over other possible paths that lead to significant institutional change.
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