Subsistence as an Economic System in Alaska : Theoretical and Policy Implications
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\ . . c : ' . . .. The purpose of this paper is to provide better definition of subsistence use _ . in Alaska by drawing upon research findings in economic anthropology. Findings indicate that subsistence is a system for the local production and distribution of goods, services, and other nonmaterial products. This economic systd, while . often interactive with,larger marke)t ,economies, is a of risk and insecurity through local provision of da Its relationship to cash is explored in some detail, labor, land, resources, anh other inputs... imed at the minimization ily f?o< and other needs. along with investment of I . Also explored is the continued role and viability of villages in the mod&n . . world. The relationship of changing social and environmental factors to subsistence patterns is described. -. , Implications for resource managers are drawn using the framework of subsi'stence economics as an organizing principle. * . . . ..4 ..* . . . . s.. *-.a----.. . Novemoer 3, 1YtlU -CL, 8 4 ..' . '. ' . . . c Much of the difficulty in the implementation of Alaska's Subsistence Law is . . . . based on the lack of co\nsensus about the-definition of subsistence. This paper will suggest that this difficulty results from a too limited definition of subsistence, a definition found in the dictionary and common parlance. This paper will further suggest that the uses protected by the Subsistence Law derive from a recognition and appreciation of a socially significant 1 1 subsistence economic system affecting a significant portion of the State's
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تاریخ انتشار 2000