Resilience: From policy responses to resilient policy systems

Abstract

Policymakers must balance critical trade-offs among policy actions and spending priorities for health, food systems, and economies. This requires a multisectoral perspective and clearly defined values.
KEY MESSAGES
- Rapid policy actions have to build on existing systems and therefore, the quality of established policy and delivery systems is an important determinant of success.
- Three broad features of policy systems - adaptability, coherence and coordination, and efficacy - contribute to the success of public policies.
- Policy system efficacy requires state capacity for administrative efficiency and appropriate enforcement, as well as citizen trust in government.
- Rolling out and scaling up innovations during crises depends on an underlying business environment that enables decision-making and experimentation in partnership with the private sector.