グローバル・ガバナンス・ギャップ：危機の意思決定

抄録

　The global spread of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) is a good example of comparing governance how governments (central and local) around the world have responded. The theme here is why each country adopted the traditional sovereign state method even though the coronavirus was spreading globally. While borders blockades, quarantines, lockdown, and movement restrictions are the typical methods of public health, the question is why global cooperation has not advanced.

　In particular, the World Health Organization (WHO), which is supposed to be the central body for the global response, has become dysfunctional and its status has declined. It is a contradiction that the more globalization progresses, the more difficult it becomes to coordinate globally.

　One of the reasons for this is that a return to sovereign states that can respond quickly to emergencies. Furthermore, the gap between national policies and global international institutions, which we call the GGG (global governance gap), is difficult to bridge, as it would be difficult to create a new regime.