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Incentivising village heads for public goods management: A Field Experiment in Rural Zambia

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K22119
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0107:Economics, business administration, and related fields
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

Miura Ken  京都大学, 農学研究科, 准教授 (00876097)

Project Period (FY) 2020-09-11 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords伝統的権威 / 民族 / 公共財 / 共同体 / 信頼 / リスク / 開発経済学 / アフリカ / 多民族 / フィールド実験
Outline of Research at the Start

政府の行政能力が乏しいアフリカ諸国では、特に農村部において共同体が公共財の供給および管理を担うことが多い。このようなコミュ二ティー主導の参加型開発は、受益者の選好の直接的な反映が期待される。しかしながら、地域のエリートによる収奪が問題視されるなど、現実には共同体成員の需要に沿った運営はなされていない。

本研究は、ザンビア農村部を事例に公共財の不十分な管理の要因とそれへの対処策を、フィールド実験の手法を援用して実証的に探究することで、経済学の視点から開発現場への貢献を目指す。特に、(1)共同体のリーダーである首長あるいは村長の役割と(2)彼らの行動を梃にした共同体内の協調行動を促す施策を議論する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study explores the policy implications of establishing efficient public goods management schemes in rural Africa by investigating the determinants of trust in traditional authorities such as village heads and chiefs. This study finds that trust in traditional authority is higher in (1) areas where there is a high demand for mutual help due to the presence of environmental risks, (2) remote areas where the administrative capacity of the central government is difficult to penetrate, (3) areas where political competition is less intense, and (4) areas composed of a small number of ethnic groups. However, while the survey conducted in Malawi generally shows a high level of trust in traditional authority, we also observe widespread distrust among some residents regarding the distribution of fertilizer subsidy coupons. Thus, a context-specific evaluation is warranted.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

国家機能が浸透していないアフリカ農村部において、伝統的権威が公共財の供給と管理に果たす役割は大きい。他方で、共同体による運営が機能不全に陥っている事例も散見される。既存研究は公共財供給において、水平方向の住民間の信頼関係の重要性を指摘する。他方で住民と地域リーダーとの間の信頼関係といった垂直方向の社会階層に基づく議論を展開した研究は少ない。伝統的権威への信頼の規定要因を検証した本研究の実証結果は、(1)互助の必要性が薄く、(2)多様な民族が居住する地域では、伝統的権威への信頼は低く彼らを中心とする公共財の供給・管理は困難であることが予想されるため、中央政府による積極的な介入の必要性を示唆する。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (2 results) (of which Open Access: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (13 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 8 results,  Invited: 5 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] リロングウェ農業天然資源大学(マラウイ)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa: Focusing on Small-Scale Farmers2023

    • Author(s)
      Chieko Umetsu and Ken Miura
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Rural Problems

      Volume: 59 Issue: 1 Pages: 53-59

    • DOI

      10.7310/arfe.59.53

    • ISSN
      0388-8525, 2185-9973
    • Year and Date
      2023-03-25
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Incomplete Information Sharing within the Household: Evidence from Participation in Agricultural Training in Zambia2021

    • Author(s)
      Ken Miura, Yoko Kijima, and Takeshi Sakurai
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics

      Volume: 23 Pages: 89-94

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Do Zambian Farmers Manage Climate Risks?2022

    • Author(s)
      Ken Miura
    • Organizer
      J-Tree
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa: Focusing on Small-Scale Farmers2022

    • Author(s)
      Chieko Umetsu and Ken Miura
    • Organizer
      地域農林経済学会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] News from the Sky: An Empirical Test of Forward-looking Behavior among Zambian Farmers2021

    • Author(s)
      Ken Miura
    • Organizer
      慶應義塾大学応用経済学ワークショップ
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] News from the Sky: An Empirical Test of Forward-looking Behavior among Zambian Farmers2021

    • Author(s)
      Ken Miura
    • Organizer
      International Conference of Agricultural Economists
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Basis Risk and Low Demand for Weather Index Insurance2021

    • Author(s)
      Ken Miura
    • Organizer
      2021 KU-NTU Bilateral Symposium on Agri-Environmental Policies in Developed and Developing Countries
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Basis Risk and Low Demand for Weather Index Insurance2021

    • Author(s)
      Ken Miura
    • Organizer
      JADE/GRIPS Development Economics Workshops
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] News from the Sky: An Empirical Test of Forward-looking Behavior among Zambian Farmers2021

    • Author(s)
      Ken Miura
    • Organizer
      JADE 3rd Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Witchcraft and Informal Risk Sharing: The Case of Rural Zambia2021

    • Author(s)
      Ken Miura
    • Organizer
      2021年度日本農業経済学会大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] News from the Sky: An Empirical Test of Forward-Looking Behavior among Zambian Farmers2020

    • Author(s)
      Ken Miura
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会2020年度春季大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Information Sharing within the Household: Evidence from Participation in Agricultural Training, Zambia2020

    • Author(s)
      Ken Miura
    • Organizer
      2020年度日本農業経済学会大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] News from the Sky: An Empirical Test of Forward-Looking Behavior among Zambian Farmers2020

    • Author(s)
      Ken Miura
    • Organizer
      アジア経済発展論研究会セミナー
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Intrahousehold Bargaining and Agricultural Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Zambia2020

    • Author(s)
      Ken Miura
    • Organizer
      Young JADE Conference 2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Intrahousehold Bargaining and Agricultural Technology Adoption: Experimental Evidence from Zambia2020

    • Author(s)
      Ken Miura
    • Organizer
      Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Gottingen
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] Kyoto Environment&Development Seminar

    • URL

      https://sites.google.com/view/aes-kyotonre

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 研究紹介 京都大学国際農村発展論分野

    • URL

      https://ird.kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp/hp/%e7%a0%94%e7%a9%b6%e7%b4%b9%e4%bb%8b/

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 経済学者が読み解く現代社会のリアル

    • URL

      https://premium.toyokeizai.net/articles/-/24741

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-09-29   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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