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Trumping the Centers for Disease Control: A Case Comparison of the CDC’s Response to COVID-19, H1N1, and Ebola

Published:2022-07-25 Issue:1 Volume:55 Page:158-183
ISSN:0095-3997
Container-title:Administration & Society
language:en
Short-container-title:Administration & Society

Author:

Schiff Eleanor¹^ORCID,Mallinson Daniel J.²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA

2. Penn State Harrisburg, Middletown, PA, USA

Abstract

Despite being the richest and most prepared nation in the world, the U.S. responded badly to the COVID-19 crisis. This paper examines the nature of political control and the essence of bureaucratic failure for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an independent agency. In three case studies, we analyze the CDC’s success in handling H1N1 and Ebola, and its failures on COVID-19. We find that the CDC suffered not only from political interference by the Trump Administration but also internal organizational problems that muted its ability to respond effectively. We conclude by offering policy prescriptions for addressing concerns of bureaucratic autonomy and success at the CDC.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Marketing,Public Administration,Sociology and Political Science

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00953997221112308

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