Exclusive Economic Zones in the South Pacific: Economic Development and International Competition

Nowadays, craft villages in key economic zones in the South of Vietnam have played a big role in the socio-economic development of many local areas in the region. Many production types of craft villages offer work for employees. In addition, craft villages produce goods exported to the world. Although there are potentials for development and great opportunities for market expansion, craft villages in key economic zones in the South still suffer from many weak points; for example, unstable trading conditions, lack of capital, etc. This paper focuses on surveying and analyzing the real development situations in production types and trading situations in key economic zones in the South of Vietnam.

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South Pacific Commission

International Organization ◽

10.1017/s0020818300017045 ◽

1952 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 481-482

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Economic Development ◽

Pacific Islands ◽

New Caledonia ◽

South Pacific ◽

The United States ◽

The Other ◽

The South ◽

Work Program ◽

The Pacific

From April 28 to May 7, 1952 the ninth session of the South Pacific Commission was held in Noumea, New Caledonia.1 The session, which was primarily concerned with administrative matters, was under the chairmanship of N. A. J. de Voogd (Netherlands). As a result of agreement by member governments at the eighth session to include Guam and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands within the scope of the Commission, at the ninth session it was agreed unanimously to extend Commission activities to embrace these territories. Assurances of cooperation in Commission activities were given on behalf of both territories by the Acting Senior Commissioner for the United States (Leebrick) and the Secretary of Guam (Herman). Special aspects of its work program were reviewed by the Commission. The printing of two project reports dealing with the area was authorized: one, on economic development of coral atolls covered a survey made for the Commission in 1951 in the Gilbert Islands and the other was concerned with the possibilities of expanding the cacao industry in the area.

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Exclusive Economic Zones and the Management of Fisheries in the South China Sea

A Sea Change: The Exclusive Economic Zone and Governance Institutions for Living Marine Resources ◽

10.1007/1-4020-3133-5_9 ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 136-149 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ma. Carmen A. Ablan ◽

Len R. Garces

Keyword(s):

South China Sea ◽

South China ◽

The South China Sea ◽

The South ◽

China Sea ◽

Exclusive Economic Zones ◽

Economic Zones

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Fishery Depletion and the South China Sea

Flux: International Relations Review ◽

10.26443/firr.v9i1.8 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jaymes MacKinnon

Keyword(s):

South China Sea ◽

South China ◽

The South China Sea ◽

The South ◽

Fish Stocks ◽

China Sea ◽

Exclusive Economic Zones ◽

The Commons ◽

Economic Zones ◽

The Relationship

Fishery depletion is a driving force in the militarization of the South China Sea. Using Garrett Hardin’s theory “the tragedy of the commons” as an analytical lens, this paper explores the relationship between the lack of legitimate territory designations and the illegal overexploitation of wild fish stocks. It argues that China, as the regional hegemon, has triggered conflicts by pursuing an agenda of maritime territorial expansionism. Some Southeast Asian countries, affected by these resource-driven incursions, defend their exclusive economic zones through military buildup. Therefore, the rising violence and decreasing availability of fish force some non-commercial fishermen to pursue piracy as an alternate form of income. The findings of this paper suggest that increased militarism of the South China Sea has not only predominantly affected the lives of non-commercial fishermen but also negatively impacted the regional environmental health. In the future, without multilateral resource management, this militarization will only worsen.

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