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State regulation versus co-management: evidence from the Cochin Estuarine Fisheries in India

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This paper examines the property rights of the Cochin estuarine fisheries in India, which in spite of having well-defined access and conservation rules imposed by the state, have failed to ensure proper resource management. Considering the resource characteristics and the causes for state's failure, co-management, which requires a redefinition of management functions by state as well as users, has been proposed as an alternative. Analysis of user characteristics, using the two-stage estimation procedure, throws policy signals that under co-management the state can strengthen the licensing system to restrict access to fishing and to impart awareness regarding conservation rules. The logit analysis on users' role indicates that, although certain types of heterogeneities contribute towards the critical mass needed for a collective action, the distributional implications may lead at least some to oppose co-management. This implies that, even if users initially get to agree to co-operate and share any rents from conservation, significant prisoner's dilemma will soon occur returning the resource to its current state, and co-management will have to still grapple with lack of well-defined property rights.

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  • Srinivasan, Jeena T., 2005. "State regulation versus co-management: evidence from the Cochin Estuarine Fisheries in India," Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 10(1), pages 97-117, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:endeec:v:10:y:2005:i:01:p:97-117_00
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    1. Kastoryano, Stephen & Vollaard, Ben, 2022. "Nautical Patrol and Illegal Fishing Practices," Discussion Paper 2022-016, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
    2. Vinish Kathuria, 2007. "MANAGING POLLUTION FROM SSI s – DESIGNING FOR A SUSTAINABLE INSTITUTION," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 9(2), pages 107-130, May.
    3. Srinivasan, Jeena T., 2006. "The differential impact of user heterogeneity in resource management: A case study from India," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 59(4), pages 511-518, October.
    4. Jeena T Srinivasan, 2005. "The Differential Impact of User Heterogeneity in Resource Management : A Case Study from Kerala," Microeconomics Working Papers 22411, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.

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