Political Economy Analysis for Food and Nutrition Security

Reich, Michael R.; Balarajan, Yarlini

Political Economy Analysis for Food and Nutrition Security

Autores

Reich, Michael R.

Balarajan, Yarlini

Editor

World Bank, Washington, DC

Descripción

The overall goal of this paper is to promote the use of political economy analysis in advancing more effective food and nutrition policies. The paper reviews the field of applied political economy for the food and nutrition sector, and offers practical guidance on how to conduct political economy analysis to better navigate the policy reform process. The paper is presented in three parts. Part I reviews the literature on political economy analysis (PEA) and its application in the food and nutrition fields, focusing on the applied literature in development. Three kinds of PEA are discussed: In-depth, Stakeholder, and Rapid Assessment PEA, which serve different purposes. The paper then introduces a structured qualitative method for conducting an in-depth PEA, based on four stages of the policy cycle: agenda-setting, policy design, policy adoption, and implementation. Part II provides an illustrative case study of an in-depth PEA for a specific food and nutritionrelated policy of India, the Integrated Child Development Services scheme. The analysis explains how the agenda was set and its consequences. Part III presents a newly developed tool to conduct a rapid assessment PEA for food and nutrition policy. This tool uses a questionnaire approach to evaluate the level of political commitment for food and nutrition security and opportunities for change, and can be used to monitor change in political commitment over time.

Palabras clave

AGRICULTURAL POLICIES, AGRICULTURAL WORKERS, AGRICULTURE, BLUEPRINT, BREASTFEEDING, CESAREAN SECTION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD NUTRITION, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, CONFLICT, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DIETS, DISSEMINATION, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC HISTORY, ECONOMICS, EFFECTIVE POLICIES, EXERCISES, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMINE, FOOD ITEMS, FOOD SUPPLY, GLOBAL HEALTH, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH REFORM, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHT, HYGIENE, ILLNESSES, IMMUNIZATION, IMPACT OF POLICIES, IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT, INFANT, INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS, INTEREST GROUP, INTERVENTION, LACK OF CAPACITY, MALNOURISHED CHILDREN, MALNUTRITION, MASS MEDIA, MATERNAL HEALTH, NATIONAL AGENDA, NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL LEVELS, NATIONAL POLICY, NATIONAL POLICY AGENDA, NATIONAL PRIORITY, NUTRITION, NUTRITION EDUCATION, NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, NUTRITIONISTS, PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN, PER CAPITA INCOMES, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, POLICY AFFECT, POLICY ANALYSIS, POLICY ANALYST, POLICY CHANGE, POLICY DECISIONS, POLICY FORMULATION, POLICY LEVEL, POLICY PROCESS, POLICY PROCESSES, POLITICAL ACTION, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICAL ECONOMY ANALYSIS, POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT, POLITICAL ECONOMY STUDIES, POLITICAL FEASIBILITY, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL PARTIES, POLITICAL POWER, POLITICAL SCIENCE, POOR, POOR COUNTRIES, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION SIZE, POTENTIAL USERS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRACTITIONERS, PREGNANCY, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROGRESS, PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC INFORMATION, PUBLIC OPINION, PUBLIC POLICY, QUALITATIVE APPROACH, REFERRAL SERVICES, REFORM EFFORT, REPUBLIC, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL HEALTH, SANITATION, SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL IMPACT, STATE GOVERNMENTS, STATUS OF WOMEN, TARGETING, UNFPA, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WEALTH, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, YOUNG CHILD