Analyzing antimicrobial resistance as a series of collective action problems

IF 4.1 2区管理学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Policy Studies Journal Pub Date : 2024-08-09 DOI:10.1111/psj.12552

Isaac Weldon, Kathleen Liddell, Susan Rogers Van Katwyk, Steven J. Hoffman, Timo Minssen, Kevin Outterson, Stephanie Palmer, A. M. Viens, Jorge Viñuales

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Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) causes over 1.27 million deaths annually, making it one of today's most urgent health threats. Given its urgency, there are often calls for large‐scale global initiatives to address AMR. However, theories of collective action have yet to be applied to the problem in a systematic and holistic manner. Fuller engagement with collective action theory is necessary to avoid three risks, namely: mischaracterizing the kinds of challenges that AMR presents; over‐simplifying the problem by reducing it to a single type of collective action problem while ignoring others; and overstating the ability of collective action theory to formulate effective solutions. This article relies on the work of Elinor Ostrom to develop an analytical framework for collective action problems around public and common goods. When analyzed through this framework, we find that AMR poses at least nine distinct collective action problems. This more granular framing of AMR provides, in our view, a better basis to develop policy solutions to address this multifaceted challenge. We conclude with proposals for future research.

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将抗菌药耐药性作为一系列集体行动问题进行分析

抗菌素耐药性（AMR）每年导致超过 127 万人死亡，是当今最紧迫的健康威胁之一。鉴于其紧迫性，人们经常呼吁采取大规模的全球行动来解决 AMR 问题。然而，集体行动理论尚未以系统和全面的方式应用于这一问题。为了避免以下三种风险，有必要更充分地运用集体行动理论：错误地描述 AMR 带来的各种挑战；将问题过度简化为单一类型的集体行动问题，而忽视其他问题；夸大集体行动理论制定有效解决方案的能力。本文以埃莉诺-奥斯特罗姆（Elinor Ostrom）的著作为基础，为围绕公共产品和共同产品的集体行动问题建立了一个分析框架。通过这一框架进行分析，我们发现 AMR 带来了至少九个不同的集体行动问题。我们认为，这种更加细化的 AMR 框架为制定应对这一多方面挑战的政策解决方案提供了更好的基础。最后，我们提出了未来研究的建议。

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Policy Studies Journal Multiple-

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