The Auction Lease System in Lower Burma's Fisheries, 1870-1904: Implications for Artisanal Fishers and Lessees.

From: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies | Date: September 1, 1999| Author: MCGUIRE, JOHN; POKRANT, BOB; REEVES, PETER | Copyright information

In a survey of Burma's fisheries at the end of the colonial period, U Khin argued that expansion of the fishing industry was of great importance because it involved three distinct interests: the revenue of the state; the welfare of the large community engaged in the industry; and the needs -- considerable in a country where fish was the main accompaniment to the staple, rice -- of a large body of home consumers. [1] Unfortunately, in the past, he added, the policy of the Government...

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