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Fisheries Trade and Social Development in the Philippine‐Malaysia Maritime Border Zone
Author(s) -
Fabinyi Michael,
Pido Michael,
Ponce de Leon Eva Marie,
De las Alas Mary Aileen,
Buenconsejo Jose,
UyamiBitara Arselene,
Harani Babylyn,
Caceres Jennelyn
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/dpr.12086
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , natural resource , perspective (graphical) , resource (disambiguation) , value (mathematics) , fishery , exclusive economic zone , order (exchange) , fish <actinopterygii> , marine fisheries , geography , political science , business , economic growth , international trade , environmental resource management , economics , biology , finance , computer network , archaeology , artificial intelligence , machine learning , computer science , law
Weakly regulated natural‐resource trading activities in the remote borderlands of developing countries are commonly viewed both as a means of improving economic development and as a way of smuggling valuable natural resources. Based on data from the Philippine‐Malaysia maritime border that focus on the trade in high‐value live reef fish, this article points to the need to situate such cross‐border activities more closely within the context of local perspectives and priorities. A locally‐grounded perspective is necessary in order to understand the context of social‐development challenges that mediate both macroeconomic and environmental policy outcomes.