Life, Fish and Mangroves
Resource governance in costal Cambodia
In Life, Fish and Mangroves, Melissa Marschke explores the potential of resource governance, offering a case study of resource-dependent village life. Following six households and one village-based institution in coastal Cambodia over a twelve-year period, Marschke reveals the opportunities and constraints facing villagers and illustrates why local resource management practices remain delicate, even with a sustained effort. She highlights how government and business interests in community...
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- Éditeur : Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press
- Collection : Gouvernance | Governance Series
- Lieu d’édition : Ottawa
- Année d’édition : 2012
- Publication sur OpenEdition Books : 27 septembre 2017
- EAN (Édition imprimée) : 9780776607726
- EAN électronique : 9780776626161
- Nombre de pages : xii-179 p.
In Life, Fish and Mangroves, Melissa Marschke explores the potential of resource governance, offering a case study of resource-dependent village life. Following six households and one village-based institution in coastal Cambodia over a twelve-year period, Marschke reveals the opportunities and constraints facing villagers and illustrates why local resource management practices remain delicate, even with a sustained effort. She highlights how government and business interests in community-based management and resource exploitation combine to produce a complex, highly uncertain dynamic. With this instructive study, she demonstrates that in spite of a significant effort, spanning many years and engaging many players, resource governance remains fragile and coastal livelihoods in Cambodia remain precarious.
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