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Environmental challenge in the canning industry: the Portuguese case-study of the early twentieth century
Ökologische Herausforderungen in der Konservenindustrie: der Fall Portugal im frühen zwanzigsten Jahrhundert
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Abstract 'Fish-canning industries are closely-linked to, and have an impact on environmental conditions, bringing great challenges to optimality. While entrepreneurship perspectives focus on the survival and profitability of firms, social utility perspectives focus on collective welfare and long-term sustain... view more
'Fish-canning industries are closely-linked to, and have an impact on environmental conditions, bringing great challenges to optimality. While entrepreneurship perspectives focus on the survival and profitability of firms, social utility perspectives focus on collective welfare and long-term sustainability. This paper illustrates the theoretical puzzle of the fish-canning industry in examining the historical experience of Portuguese public policies from the point of view of industrial economics and collective welfare.' (author's abstract)|... view less
"Fish-canning industries are closely-linked to, and have an impact on environmental conditions, bringing great challenges to optimality. While entrepreneurship perspectives focus on the survival and profitability of firms, social utility perspectives focus on collective welfare and long-term sustain... view more
"Fish-canning industries are closely-linked to, and have an impact on environmental conditions, bringing great challenges to optimality. While entrepreneurship perspectives focus on the survival and profitability of firms, social utility perspectives focus on collective welfare and long-term sustainability. This paper illustrates the theoretical puzzle of the fish-canning industry in examining the historical experience of Portuguese public policies from the point of view of industrial economics and collective welfare." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
exertion of government pressure; sustainability; ecological consequences; historical development; human security; regulation; hygiene; welfare; industry; Portugal; fish processing; ecology; twentieth century; health; fishery
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Ecology, Environment
Economic Sectors
Method
empirical; quantitative empirical; historical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 351-372
Journal
Historical Social Research, 35 (2010) 4
Issue topic
Die Produktion von Human Security in Vormoderne und Zeitgeschichte
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.35.2010.4.351-372
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed