Life, Fish and Mangroves : Resource Governance in Coastal 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 an...

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Main Author: Marschke, Melissa, 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Summary:"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."--Project Muse
Physical Description:1 online resource (192 pages): maps
ISBN:9780776619866
ISSN:1487-3052 ;
Access:Open Access