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Autocratic regimes less effective than democracies in responding to Covid-19, finds new Oxford study
26 June 2023
Autocratic states were less effective at responding to the pandemic, despite enforcing stringent policy measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, according to a new study from academics at the University of Oxford.