A new extraterritoriality? Aquaculture certification, sovereignty, and empire

Political Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 358-367

  Vandergeest, Peter ^a   Unno, Anusorn ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Eco certification; Empire; Extraterritoriality; Sovereignty; Thailand

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; LEGAL SYSTEM; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; SHRIMP CULTURE; SOVEREIGNTY; TERRITORIALITY;

THAILAND;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 84865096843     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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