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The Meaning of Poverty: Conceptual Issues in Small-Scale Fisheries Research

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Poverty Mosaics: Realities and Prospects in Small-Scale Fisheries

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This chapter synthesizes the conceptual issues and arguments advanced in the 15 case studies presented in this volume. It also relates the arguments and findings to major issues in poverty research and debates, and to the literature on small-scale fisheries and poverty. Moreover, the chapter discusses the many dimensions of poverty, and how poverty and vulnerability undermine the role of small-scale fisheries as providers of sustainable livelihoods, food security, and economic development. At the same time, it recognizes that poverty, vulnerability, and development are essentially “wicked” problems, difficult to define and solve, partly because they have no simple technical solution. This has important policy and governance implications; therefore listening to the poor and involving them in decision-making is essential.

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  2. Department of Sociology, Political Science and Community Planning, University of Tromsø, 9037, Tromsø, Norway

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Jentoft, S., Midré, G. (2011). The Meaning of Poverty: Conceptual Issues in Small-Scale Fisheries Research. In: Jentoft, S., Eide, A. (eds) Poverty Mosaics: Realities and Prospects in Small-Scale Fisheries. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1582-0_4

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