Joint ventures and technology transfer: The Solomon Islands pole-and-line fishery

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 421-442

  Campbell, H F ^a   Hand, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Solomon Islands; Technology transfer; Tuna fishery

Indexed keywords

FISHING INDUSTRY; JOINT VENTURE; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TUNA FISHERY;

SOLOMON ISLANDS;

EID: 0032464749     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(98)00095-9     Document Type: Article

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