Trading the Silver Seed: Local knowledge and market moralities in aquacultural development - Softcover

Lewis, David; Wood, Geof D.; Gregory, Rick

 
9781853393426: Trading the Silver Seed: Local knowledge and market moralities in aquacultural development

Synopsis

This study of the fish trading network demonstrates that a preoccupation with high technology 'quick fix' solutions in development may overlook the indigenous problem-solving strategies of local people and documents a particularly striking example.

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About the Authors

David Lewis is professor of social policy and development at London School of Economics who specialises in development policy and management, with a particular interest in Non-Governmental Organisations and civil society, and whose work has mainly had a geographical focus on Bangladesh

Dr Geoffrey Wood is a Reader in Sociology and the Director of the Centre for Development Studies at the University of Bath, UK. He has had a quarter of a century's overseas research experience, notably in Bangladesh and India.

Rick Gregory is a freelance consultant, based in Thailand.

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