With fluctuating shrimp prices driven by market dynamics, tax policy changes, and export regulations, securing price certainty through pre-harvest contracts is crucial for protecting farmers’ income and ensuring long-term sustainability…
Currently, Indonesia’s top seafood exports to the U.S. include processed crustaceans and mollusks, as well as frozen shrimp. These two product groups alone contributed US$1.43 billion out of the US$1.92…
maritimeposts.com/ – Between the 1970s and 1990s, a growing chorus of intellectuals from the Global South and critical scholars from the North began to challenge the dominant narratives of development.…
maritimeposts.com/ – In the history of modern economic thought, Adam Smith is often recognized as the pioneer of free-market ideas that underpin the capitalist system. Through his monumental work, An…
maritimeposts.com/ – Development Studies is a dynamic and interdisciplinary field that has evolved over centuries. It reflects shifting understandings of growth, equity, justice, and sustainability. This article traces key thinkers,…
maritimeposts.com/ – Visual Timeline of Development Studies Thinkers & Theoretical Paths Pre-20th Century: Classical Foundations (1700s–1800s) Adam Smith (1723–1790) – Free markets, self-interest, Wealth of Nations David Ricardo (1772–1823) –…
