Overview

Set against the background of momentous economic changes over the last decade, this work examines the economic, political and social circumstances that have led to the current crisis in rural Newfoundland. In this collection, ten social scientists explore how outporters are coping with uncertainty, the choices that they are now confronting and the consequences of these choices in terms of their capacity to sustain livelihoods into the next generation and beyond. Offering both general overviews and specific case studies drawn from recent research the authors provide insight into the moral and political economy of Newfoundland, the background to the collapse of the fish stocks and the effects of the crisis on outporter's occupational choices and migration decisions. This collection examines the interconnected problems and opportunities in rural Newfoundland in the light of global economic and social changes.

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Reginald Byron is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology in the School of Social Sciences and International Development at the University of Wales, Swansea.

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