@article{fdi:010084731,
  title = {{P}olicy response to {COVID}-19 in {S}enegal : power, politics, and the choice of policy instruments},
  author = {{R}idde, {V}al{\'e}ry and {F}aye, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he objective of the paper is to understand how {S}enegal formulated its policy response to the {COVID}-19 pandemic. {T}he response was rapid, comprising conventional policy instruments used previously for containing {E}bola. {T}he policymaking process involved several agencies, which resulted in significant leadership and coordination problems. {I}n addition, community participation and engagement with relevant scientific communities were limited, despite their recognized importance in fighting medical crises. {I}nstead, international donors had a significant influence on the choice of policy tools. {T}he paper contributes to contemporary thinking on the autonomy of policy instruments-the idea that preferences for policy instruments are stable, independent of the particular policy problems being addressed and goals being pursued-which has recently been applied to policies in {A}frica. {T}he study calls for a review of how academics, civil society, and decision-makers must collaborate to design public policies and policy tools based on evidence and context, not only politics.},
  keywords = {{D}esign ; policy instrument ; health policy ; evaluation ; {S}enegal ; {COVID}-19 ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}olicy {D}esign and {P}ractice},
  volume = {5},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {326--345},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1080/25741292.2022.2068400},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084731},
}