Money and Marginalisation: The Lost War Against Abalone Poaching in South Africa
| Autor: | Khalil Goga, Derica Lambrechts |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Sociology and Political Science Abalone 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Poaching 01 natural sciences Social group Blame State (polity) Political Science and International Relations Development economics 050501 criminology Economics Organised crime 0505 law media_common |
| Zdroj: | Politikon. 43:231-249 |
| ISSN: | 1470-1014 0258-9346 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02589346.2016.1201728 |
| Popis: | This article investigates the link between state capacity and the abalone poaching industry in South Africa. We argue that poaching can be traced back to the architecture of the apartheid state in South Africa and the lack of development in marginalised communities. This marginalisation continues today and the penal system used as a tool to supress social mismanagement has not been effective. The poaching industry involves a number of actors and the process is both organised and transnational, with Asia the primary end market. However, it is argued that it is not correct to blame ‘the other’ (Asian crime groups and markets) when dissecting the increase in abalone poaching. To focus solely on criminal groups and to see the criminal as an outsider from society and a dangerous member of a distinct racial and social group disregards history and the policies of the state which are contributory factors to ongoing poaching. Given the size of the market, flexibility of organised crime and the states lack ... |
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