Development policies, state interventions and struggles for livelihood rights in coastal communities in Kerala, India: A case study of the Cochin clam fishery

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 586-592

  Thomson, Kaleekal ^a  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL COMMUNITIES; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DEVELOPMENT POLICIES; FIELD LEVEL; INDUSTRIAL USE; KERALA , INDIA; LOCAL COMMUNITY; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; POLITICAL PARTIES; PROPERTY RIGHT; STATE INTERVENTION; TRADE UNIONS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS;

FISHERIES;

CIVIL RIGHTS; COASTAL ZONE; DEVELOPING WORLD; DREDGING; FISHING COMMUNITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CONFLICT; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADE UNION;

ASIA; COCHIN; EURASIA; INDIA; KERALA; SOUTH ASIA;

BIVALVIA;

EID: 70350575268     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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