More Carrots, Less Sticks: Encouraging Good Stewardship in the Global Antimicrobial Commons

Abstract

Time-tested commons characterize by having instituted sanctioning mechanisms that are sensitive to the circumstances and motivations of non-compliers. As a proposed Global Antimicrobial Commons cannot cost-effectively develop sanctioning mechanisms that are consistently sensitive to the circumstances of the global poor, I suggest concentrating on establishing a wider set of incentives that encourages both compliance and participation.

Keywords: Antibiotic; Common-pool resources; Global justice; Poverty sensitive.