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Type:
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Working Paper |
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Author:
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Kurien, John |
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Date:
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1991 |
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Agency:
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United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva, Switzerland |
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Series:
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Discussion Paper, no. 23 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/5407
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Sector:
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Fisheries |
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Region:
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Middle East & South Asia |
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Subject(s):
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resource management
fisheries
coastal resources
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Abstract:
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"The following paper gives a history of the fishery development
process in Kerala state, India. It documents the ruin of the coastal
commons caused by the over-intensive fishing techniques which
were encouraged by official development plans, and describes the
responses of the commoners to the destruction of their resource
base. Special emphasis is given to the people's interactions with the
state in their efforts to overcome the problems brought by capital-intensive development to the traditional fishing sector. The paper
was prepared as part of the UNRISD research programme on Sustainable Development through People's Participation in Resource Management, which explores the dynamics of local level initiatives concerned with environmental degradation, examines and analyses traditionally sustainable resource management practices, and investigates the factors which facilitate or constrain community participation in externally initiated resource management projects and programmes."
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