The Fish War: A Lesson from Iceland

The Icelandic government's attempt to manage Iceland's fish stocks and yet accommodate political pressure from a powerful producer group, the trawlermen, yields valuable lessons on the dangers of intervention: one government measure greates difficulties that promote calls for another.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Economic Affairs
Main Author: GISSURARSON, HANNES H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1983
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0270.1983.tb01510.x
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Summary:The Icelandic government's attempt to manage Iceland's fish stocks and yet accommodate political pressure from a powerful producer group, the trawlermen, yields valuable lessons on the dangers of intervention: one government measure greates difficulties that promote calls for another.