Regulatory compliance in Lake Victoria fisheries
This paper analyzes the causes for regulatory compliance, using traditional deterrence variables and potential moral and social variables. We use self-reported data from 459 Tanzanian artisanal fishers in Lake Victoria. The results indicate that the decision to be either a non-violator or a violator, as well as the violation rate – if the latter – are influenced by changes in deterrence variables like the probability of detection and punishment and also by legitimacy and social variables. We also identify a small group of fishers who react neither to normative aspects nor to traditional deterrence variables but persistently violate the regulation.
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2010
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Authors: | EGGERT, HÅKAN ; LOKINA, RAZACK B. |
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Environment and Development Economics. - Cambridge University Press. - Vol. 15.2010, 02, p. 197-217
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Cambridge University Press |
Description of contents: | Abstract [journals.cambridge.org] |
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