Productivity and the poor?: political economy of village pond fishery in the Indo-Gangetic Basin

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dc.creatorShah, Tushaar
dc.creatorIndu, R.
dc.date2014-06-07
dc.date2015-03-17T14:39:54Z
dc.date2015-03-17T14:39:54Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:39:46Z
dc.descriptionIndia’s 2.25 million ha of village tanks were for centuries loosely managed as multiple use common property resources, including for fishing by artisanal fisher-folk, the lowest in the social hierarchy. During the 1970s and after, the aquaculture productivity revolution created a vibrant new political economy by increasing manyfold the value of fishing rights in these tanks. This productivity boom was expected to improve the lot of poor artisanal fisher communities. But has this happened? This study across the Indo-Gangetic Basin suggests increasing elite capture of these community-owned resources. Capital, technology and muscle power have determined who benefits; artisanal fishers have none of these.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/58392
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/162055
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceShah, Tushaar; Indu, R. 2014. Productivity and the poor?: political economy of village pond fishery in the Indo-Gangetic Basin. Water International, 39(4):563-576. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2014.928767
dc.subjectaquaculture
dc.subjectfisheries
dc.subjecteconomic aspects
dc.subjectpolitical aspects
dc.subjectponds
dc.subjectproductivity
dc.subjectriver basins
dc.subjectcosts
dc.subjectfish culture
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.titleProductivity and the poor?: political economy of village pond fishery in the Indo-Gangetic Basin
dc.typeJournal Article

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