Towards a better understanding of conflict management in tropical fisheries: evidence from Ghana, Bangladesh and the Caribbean
This paper explores the nature of conflict and how institutional failure may be a primary cause of conflict over natural resources. Typologies for studying conflicts are reviewed and a typology specific to tropical fishery conflicts is proposed. Using data from three tropical fisheries, it shows how conflicts emerge and how they are managed.1 The paper concludes that local level management of conflict can be successful, but, without proactive support from higher levels of government the underlying causes of conflict are unlikely to be removed in the long term.
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2001
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Authors: | Bennett, Elizabeth ; Neiland, Arthur ; Anang, Emilia ; Bannerman, Paul ; Atiq Rahman, A. ; Huq, Saleemul ; Bhuiya, Shajahan ; Day, Mark ; Fulford-Gardiner, Michelle ; Clerveaux, Wesley |
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Marine Policy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0308-597X. - Vol. 25.2001, 5, p. 365-376
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Elsevier |
Keywords: | Conflict management Artisanal fisheries Institutions Ghana Bangladesh Turks and Caicos Islands |
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