Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.)

Attila Ágh, Jürgen Dieringer

Hungary Report

Sustainable Governance in the Context of the COVID-19 Crisis

Format Type
PDF
Date of publication
10/12/2021
DOI
10.11586/2021093
Edition
1. edition
Volume/Format
35 pages, PDF

Price

Free of charge

Description

Hungary was badly prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic. The country’s crisis management system, healthcare system and education system were already in bad shape, and the Hungarian economy proved vulnerable to the pandemic as a result of its strong dependence on the car industry and tourism sector. When the COVID-19 pandemic started to spread in China and Italy, the Hungarian government was initially reluctant to react, with Prime Minister Orbán deliberating whether or not to follow the course taken by leaders like U.S. President Donald Trump or Brazilian President Jair Bolsenaro, who downplayed the virus.

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