SARChI/Newton Research Professor in Political Theory, Wits and Cambridge, University of the Witwatersrand
Crises bring out the best and worst of politicians and populations. Folly, fear and fortitude are on display everywhere. In the main, democracies have fared better than non-democracies in handling the coronavirus pandemic.
But the record is very varied indeed. What explains this? What can be done about it?
Read the full article in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/what-sets-good-and-bad-leaders-apart-in-the-coronavirus-era-140013