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Between Global Governance and Local Governance: the Shanghai Model of Anti-Covid-19 Epidemic Measures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 October 2020

Ye Zhudi
Affiliation:
School of Humanities, Shanghai Normal University and Exploration and Free Views, No.7 B, Lane 622, Huaihai Middle Road, Huangpu District Shanghai200020People’s Republic of China. Email: yezhudi@126.com
Yang Yicheng
Affiliation:
School of Humanities, Shanghai Normal University and Exploration and Free Views, No.7 B, Lane 622, Huaihai Middle Road, Huangpu District Shanghai200020People’s Republic of China. Email: yezhudi@126.com
Sun Guanhao
Affiliation:
School of Humanities, Shanghai Normal University and Exploration and Free Views, No.7 B, Lane 622, Huaihai Middle Road, Huangpu District Shanghai200020People’s Republic of China. Email: yezhudi@126.com

Abstract

Given its special geographical location and size, Shanghai is a key hub linking world and locality, in this case China, in the implementation of anti-Covid-19 measures. By coordinating all the work according to the rule of law, Shanghai has outlined the basic framework for fighting the epidemic; by establishing the community grid governance model, Shanghai has soundly harnessed the ‘political potential energy’ and effectively filled in the internal mechanism of anti-Covid-19 and urban governance; and by respecting professionalism and the role of the masses, Shanghai seized the best opportunity to fight against the epidemic. Therefore, Shanghai has built up public value and gained spiritual support to fight against the epidemic and fundamentally improved the governance efficiency of the city. The experience of Shanghai’s anti-epidemic measures and governance forms an organic whole through mutual embedding and ultimately relies on efficient and fair governance.

Type
Focus: Confronting the COVID-19 Epidemic and Control: Reports and Reflections from China
Copyright
© 2020 Academia Europaea

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