Fisheries policy and economic development in Greenland in the 1980s
Apstract This article describes the main characteristics of the Greenlandic economy in the 1980s and the aims of the country's Home Rule Government in regard to fisheries policy and economic development. The strategy adopted by the Home Rule Government is presented and evaluated, in terms both...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400011153 2024-03-03T08:42:01+00:00 Fisheries policy and economic development in Greenland in the 1980s Poole, Graham 1990 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400011153 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400011153 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 26, issue 157, page 109-118 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1990 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400011153 2024-02-08T08:46:28Z Apstract This article describes the main characteristics of the Greenlandic economy in the 1980s and the aims of the country's Home Rule Government in regard to fisheries policy and economic development. The strategy adopted by the Home Rule Government is presented and evaluated, in terms both of economic theory and of results. Greenland's problems are similar to those of other developing countries, but intensified by its Arctic location, communications problems, a vulnerable resource base and harsh operating conditions inits fisheries, also by its colonial and post-colonial history which has fuelled aspirations towards a high standard of living and given rise to high import demands. Difficulties encountered point towards a modification of the aims and policies of the government, including adoption of a less ambitious approach, focusing upon satisfying basic social and economic needs, and avoiding the mistakes made by the Danish administration in the 1960s and 1970s, which led to alienation of segments of the population from the process of development. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland greenlandic Polar Record Cambridge University Press Arctic Greenland Polar Record 26 157 109 118 |
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Apstract This article describes the main characteristics of the Greenlandic economy in the 1980s and the aims of the country's Home Rule Government in regard to fisheries policy and economic development. The strategy adopted by the Home Rule Government is presented and evaluated, in terms both of economic theory and of results. Greenland's problems are similar to those of other developing countries, but intensified by its Arctic location, communications problems, a vulnerable resource base and harsh operating conditions inits fisheries, also by its colonial and post-colonial history which has fuelled aspirations towards a high standard of living and given rise to high import demands. Difficulties encountered point towards a modification of the aims and policies of the government, including adoption of a less ambitious approach, focusing upon satisfying basic social and economic needs, and avoiding the mistakes made by the Danish administration in the 1960s and 1970s, which led to alienation of segments of the population from the process of development. |
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Fisheries policy and economic development in Greenland in the 1980s |
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Fisheries policy and economic development in Greenland in the 1980s |
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