Politicized Pandemic Response: The Case of Brazil

• In Event: Trends in Health Care Policy

Brief Overview

In this paper, we explore the mechanisms by which political elites influence community behaviors. Using the Brazilian case, we argue that elite ideology appears to have influenced community behaviors largely through informal and unofficial channels.

Authors

• Gustavo Lopes Fernandes, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)

• Ivan Filipe Almeida Lopes Fernandes, Federal University of ABC

• Brian Libgober, Northwestern University