Drawing lessons from the past: A (future) story of crisis management, data and reform

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Let me tell you a short story to set the context.

The year and place: 2012, Mexico City.

An OECD mission I was part of was visiting the city to perform the OECD Review of the Mexican National Civil Protection System. As you can tell, the Project aimed at assessing Mexico’s capacity to manage…