The Behavioral‐Economics Basis of Mutual Accountability to Achieve Food Security

Bibliographic Data

ID12805631
AuthorsJames F Oehmke (0000-0003-2003-3443, corresponding author), Sera Lewise Young (0000-0002-1763-1218), Godfrey Bahiigwa, Boaz Blackie Keizire (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa), Lori Ann Post (0000-0002-6261-3254)
Year2018
Volume46
Issue1
Pages32-57
Publication date2018-01-29
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolitics & Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1555-5623 • E-ISSN: 1747-1346
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/polp.12244
OpenAlexW2793377276
LanguageEN
References cited45

Mutual accountability is a social construct designed to overcome informational, transactional, and enforcement barriers to alignment and coordination among development stakeholders. In Africa, it has been implemented at the country and regional levels and will be presented at the African Union Summit in January 2018. However, the literature contains little on either the conceptual underpinnings of mutual accountability or its implementation in the African agricultural development context. Therefore, we reviewed the literature on mutual accountability to articulate its behavioral economics foundations. We also tested predictions using an adapted Prisoner's Dilemma model. We found several implications of mutual accountability for African development strategy within and beyond agricultural policy, including the importance of changing initial conditions to include cooperative action, the potential impermanence of cooperative action, and the importance of a critical mass of cooperating agents for maximum synergy. Finally, evidence suggests that mutual accountability processes increase the likelihood of achieving cooperative outcomes. Related Articles Raile , Eric D ., Amber N. W. Raile , Charles T. Salmon , and Lori Ann Post . 2014 . “.” Politics & Policy 42 (): 103 ‐ 130 . http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/polp.12063/abstract Post , Lori Ann , Amber N. W. Raile , and Eric D. Raile . 2010 . “.” Politics & Policy 38 (): 653 ‐ 676 . http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2010.00253.x/abstract Elliot‐Teague , Ginger . 2011 . “.” Politics & Policy 39 (): 835 ‐ 861 . http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1747-1346.2011.00318.x/abstract Related Media . 2014 . “Mutual Accountability Explained.” http://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/newfunct/pdf14/ma_guidance_note.pdf This Place. 2014 . “The Prisoner's Dilemma.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Lo2fgxWHw Post , Lori Ann . 2017 . “.” The World Bank. https://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/generating-political-will-and-public-will-positive-social-change

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