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Governance, Decentralization and Co-Management: Lessons From Africa

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Béné, Christophe, Emma, Belal, Baba, Malloum Ousman, Ovie, Solomon, Raji, Aminu, Malasha, Isaac, Andi, Mamane Na, and Russell, Aaron

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Today, decentralization and democratic participation are presented as necessary conditions to achieve poverty alleviation and ensure the sustainable use of our diminishing natural resources. In small-scale fisheries, similar ideas predominate and decentralization has become the new management paradigm through the concepts of community-based and co-management. In this paper, we present...

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a chapter “Governance and decentralisation reforms in small-scale fisheries: an African perspective
Assessing Vulnerability to Poverty in Fishing Communities

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Béné, Christophe

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In this paper we develop an index of economic vulnerability which we use conjointly with a more conventional measure of income poverty to explore the different dimensions of poverty (transient, chronic, vulnerability) that affect fishing communities in developing countries. We illustrate the potential uses of this method with cross-sectoral data...

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fishery rhymes with poverty, a first step beyond the old paradigm on poverty in small-scale fisheries
Global Change in African Fish Trade: Engine of Development or Threat to Local Food Security?

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Béné, Christophe and Lawton, Rebecca

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Today fish is the most traded food commodity in the World. This situation is not without generating potential issues. On the one hand, fish trade is said to support economic growth processes in developing countries by providing an important source of cash revenue. On the other hand, fish trade is...

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country-specific importance of fish trade, industrial and small-scale fisheries in the economy of Sub

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Governance, Decentralization and Co-Management: Lessons From Africa

Assessing Vulnerability to Poverty in Fishing Communities

Global Change in African Fish Trade: Engine of Development or Threat to Local Food Security?

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