Interest payments based on income flows are a common feature of informal loans. Such so-called `interlinked loans' can be seen as an insurance against very low disposable incomes, as interest payments are lowest when income turns out to be low. This paper examines whether interlinked loans...

Nineteenth century treaties promised Pacific Northwest Indian tribes the right of taking fish in common with the citizens... The meaning of those ten words has produced numerous court decsions in the ensuing century-and-a-half, including a half-dozen from the U.S. Supreme Court. This article...

This paper considers the problem of a water management authority faced with the threat of a drought that hits at an uncertain date. Three management policies are investigated: i) a laissez-faire (open-access) policy of automatic adjustment through a zero marginal private net benefit condition,...

The Klamath River, draining some 12,000 square miles in southern Oregon and northern California, was once the third largest salmon stream on the West Coast, the life force of Native Americans. The river runs 263 miles from headwaters in Oregon and flows through the Cascades to the Pacific Ocean...

This paper discusses economic policies that have supported a particular kind of agricultural development in Punjab, as well as environment-specific policies that have sought to deal with various environmental problems aris- ing from that pattern of development. In doing so, we highlight some...

Natural resources are the ecological boon for Indian economic development due to various plenty of conventional amp; non-conventional water resources available. India's economy is growing at 8%+ growth rate annually. Contribution of fisheries to Indian GDP is less than 1.5%, which is...

Using marine resources in a healthy and sustainable manner is at the center of building a blue economy that will make "Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water" achievable. Fisheries and aquaculture sectors alone provide employment for and support the livelihoods of more than 200...

In recent years, the Indian Government has taken several policy initiatives to promote organic farming and organic food exports. Such measures are expected to enrich soil quality; attain sustainable development goals; ensure health and food safety for consumers; increase farmer's income and link...

Interest payments based on income flows are a common feature of informal loans. Such so-called 'interlinked loans' can be seen as an insurance against very low disposable incomes, as interest payments are lowest when income turns out to be low. This paper examines whether interlinked loans...

Current seafood exports from India is worth over 1.85 billion US$, the government target to fetch 4 billion US$ by 2010. India has natural advantage of having long & plenty seashore, rivers, lakes, water reservoirs, skilled fishermen and farm community. The target can be achieved by suitable...