Understanding the consequences of property rights mismatches: A case study of New Zealand's marine resources

Ecology and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Yandle, Tracy ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Fisheries; Indigenous rights; Individual transferable quotas; Institutional analysis; Marine; Marine protected areas; Marine resources; Natural resource management; Property rights

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); FISHERY MANAGEMENT; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; MARINE PARK; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RESOURCE USE; SUSTAINABILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 41249092713     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-02181-120227     Document Type: Article

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