Cause Analysis of Dilemma of Emergency Management and Adding Code Layer by Layer under Public Health Emergencies

Taking the Implementation of the Policy of Returning Home from the COVID-19 Pandemic as an Example

Abstract

As a major public health emergency, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is a big challenge for emergency management ability. This paper holds that the emergency management dilemma faced by local governments at all levels and the logic in the implementation of the policy of returning home are as follows: the tension between emergency management ability and pandemic prevention demand at the macro level leads to the excessive pandemic prevention pressure of local governments. At the micro-level, the imbalance between the ability and quality of government officials and the pressure of internal and external subjects also gives birth to the phenomenon of avoiding responsibility and lazy administration. It is embodied in the pressure of policy transmission from the central government, the criticism of the public opinion, the distorted view of achievements of members of bureaucratic organizations, and the lag of pandemic prevention technology. In order to minimize the negative impact, a moderate adding code layer by layer may better help realize the policy value.