The Impact of International Organization and Democracy on the Control of Global Pandemics

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Numerous scholars have attempted to gauge the gravity of health security because of the outbreaks of global pandemics such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Avian influenza, and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in recent years. Why do some countries succeed in protecting their health security whereas others fail in the attempt? What factors contribute to the control of global health threats or protection against them? Some researchers argue that international cooperation via the functioning of organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) is vital. Others contend that domestic factors such as the level of economic development, democracy, and government ability are paramount. This study tests each of these arguments based upon recent data. The results of this study demonstrate that democracy or government capacity are the most significant factor. The variable of the level of economic development of a country is far less significant and may even be irrelevant. The outbreak of SARS in China is presented as a case that evidences the value of democracy and governmental policies in the protection of human security.

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