Premium
The Patron–Client System and Its Effect on Resources Management in Cambodia: A Case in the T onle S ap L ake
Author(s) -
Sithirith Mak
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian politics and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.193
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1943-0787
pISSN - 1943-0779
DOI - 10.1111/aspp.12135
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , mainland , sustainability , corporate governance , intervention (counseling) , state (computer science) , business , natural resource , resource management (computing) , environmental resource management , political science , geography , ecology , economics , computer science , psychology , law , archaeology , biology , finance , psychiatry , computer network , algorithm
This article discusses the sociopolitical context of resource management in Cambodia, focusing on the contemporary ecological conditions in T onle S ap L ake, the largest freshwater lake in mainland Southeast Asia. It describes the resource governance system in the area that has developed through the local community's ecological knowledge, and how intervention by the state through a patron–client system has led to a conflict with it, fostering over‐exploitation of natural resources. The article argues that conflict harms the management of the lake and ultimately, the sustainability of resources in the area.