Revaluing Coastal Fisheries How Small Boats Navigate New Markets and Technology /

This book illustrates and explains the consequences of neoliberal reform on rural economies. Based on an ethnographic case study of coastal fisheries in Iceland, it poses the following questions: How are rural fishers navigating liberal capitalism? And how are new markets, property-rights and digita...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dobeson, Alexander (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : 2019.
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:
Human geography.
Economic sociology.
Economic geography.
Cultural geography.
Environmental management.
Human Geography.
Economic Sociology.
Economic Geography.
Social and Cultural Geography.
Environmental Management.
Online Access:Full-text access
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Summary:This book illustrates and explains the consequences of neoliberal reform on rural economies. Based on an ethnographic case study of coastal fisheries in Iceland, it poses the following questions: How are rural fishers navigating liberal capitalism? And how are new markets, property-rights and digital technologies transforming rural economies? By drawing on an extensive body of literature on economic sociology and science and technology studies, the book offers a novel understanding of the role of market-based reform for rural development.
Physical Description:XIV, 266 p. 34 illus., 20 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783030050870
DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-05087-0

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