Industrial aquaculture and the politics of resignation
| Autor: | Christopher Baird, Reade Davis, Dean Bavington, Benjamin Rigby |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economics and Econometrics
Government 060101 anthropology media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Neoliberalism Social Welfare 06 humanities and the arts Management Monitoring Policy and Law Aquatic Science Private sector Politics Economy Political economy 0502 economics and business Economics Position (finance) Corporate social responsibility 0601 history and archaeology Law Ecological crisis 050203 business & management General Environmental Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Marine Policy. 80:19-27 |
| ISSN: | 0308-597X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.10.016 |
| Popis: | While neoliberalism is often framed as a withdrawal of the state, many scholars have noted that what is occurring is not so much a withdrawal, as a repositioning. Although many social services and regulatory functions once provided by government agencies have indeed been eroded, there has been a simultaneous channeling of new resources into other arenas, in an effort to create conditions in which private corporations can operate more profitably. This, however, often places the state in a contradictory position, simultaneously serving as regulator, investor, and development advocate for the private sector. This can become especially problematic in moments of ecological crisis when decisive and unbiased responses are needed. This paper explores these dynamics through an examination of the cycles of growth and crisis that have characterized the aquaculture industry on the south coast of Newfoundland since the late 1970s as well as the ongoing attempts by aquaculture advocates to characterize industrial-scale fish farming as a sustainable industry, despite evidence to the contrary. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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