What does the state owe its citizens’ during a pandemic? Besides ensuring that the public health care system is prepared and responsive, the COVID-19 pandemic illustrates the importance of public goods, including the role of CSOs that support our well-being.
This issue of our newsletter examines what citizens expect the state to guarantee to each citizen, and addresses what happens when certain needs are not met. Even during the pandemic, civil society organizations play a crucial role in holding the government accountable, informing and educating society, and filling gaps left by the public sector to ensure that all are treated equally.
