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Crafting of cognitive institutions for overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2022

Daniil Frolov*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Economics and Management, Volgograd State Technical University, Volgograd, Russia
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*Corresponding author. Email: ecodev@mail.ru

Abstract

Pablo Paniagua and Veeshan Rayamajhee (2021) propose an Ostromian polycentric view on coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) preventative measures co-produced by the state and citizens. I argue that we should also use another Ostromian approach – ‘crafting of institutions.’ Focusing on the crafting of cognitive institutions allows us to understand the co-production of virus containment in all its complexity. Combining the ‘crafting cognitive institutions’ and ‘boosting’ approaches will allow for the creation of institutionally and behaviorally informed anti-COVID policy interventions in line with polycentric pandemic governance.

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Copyright © The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Millennium Economics Ltd.

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