The New England Fishing Economy
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Release Date:28 Feb 1987
ISBN:9780870235351
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The New England Fishing Economy

Jobs, Income, and Kinship

University of Massachusetts Press
This is a book about the fishing industry in New England--its structure, its work, and the way it adjusts to change. It documents the recent economic experience of one of America's oldest industries, on that has recently been at the center of well-publicized boundary and trade disputes. The study blends customary sources of economic data with field interviews, original survey material, and analyses of economic institutions to provide a timely picture of the industry and its problems. This close examination reveals a rich array of adjustment mechanisms. Of particular interest is the contrast between capitalist, collective bargaining, and kinship practices governing jobs and income in the industry.
The authors also present new data on the skills, job attachment, and economic options of workers in key New England ports, particularly Gloucester and New Bedford. The fishing industry is concentrated in economically fragile ports, and the authors show the importance of a strong fishing industry and a growth economy for easing adjustment problems. The study develops a set of innovative recommendations for fisheries management and addresses policies for promoting stabilization and growth in port economies.
a very well-documented, up-to-date contribution to the field.'—Robert Biagi, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Peter B. Doeringer and David G. Terkla are members of the Department of Economics and are associated with the Institute for Employment Policy at Boston University. Philip I. Moss is also affiliated with the Institute and is assistant professor of economics at the University of Lowell.
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