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cord-274694-kdsv7v8e	Chathukulam, Jos	The Kerala Model in the time of COVID19: rethinking State, Society and Democracy	2020-09-23		.txt	text/plain	6370	305	54	On the other hand, there are some relatively poor, so-called under-developed countries and regions, such as Vietnam (The Economist, 2020), Cambodia and the small state of Kerala in India (a state within a state) which have emerged as success stories with a record of early and effective interventions, of controlling the spread of the virus, healing the infected and reducing the death rate. We will especially focus on the state and Kerala's model of an effective and vibrant democracy and "public action" in the words of Dreze and Sen. We argue that while Kerala was blessed with good and efficient leaders during this crisis, the more important factors behind Kerala's success have been robust institutions of state and governance built over many years with the capacity to take timely and effective measures in handling the crisis.	./cache/cord-274694-kdsv7v8e.txt	./txt/cord-274694-kdsv7v8e.txt