Property Regime or Development Policy? Explaining Growth in the U.S. Pacific Groundfish Fishery

摘要: Researchers often blame problems in fisheries on the property regime under which a fishery is practiced. Depending their perspective, researchers locate cause of either common or open access regimes. However, because these approaches rely assumption “economically rational individual,” they obfuscate specific cultural, political, and economic practices that shape resource use. Analysis U.S. Pacific groundfish shows growth subsequent this are result state-led development program implemented through series national, regional, local policies designed to extend sovereign control include ocean territory. These both created climate provided means by could grow. This analysis highlights need examine historic geographic specificity explain use, rather than relying upon generalized models posit determinist...