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This is the first study of social, economic and technical aspects of aquaculture in Bangladesh. The authors analyse rural society through the trading activities necessary in aquaculture. These insights have practical implications and this book shows how it is possible to build on existing relationships and technologies and facilitate innovative poverty-focused strategies. This study of the fish trading network demonstrates that a preoccupation with high technology 'quick fix' solutions in development may overlook the indigenous problem-solving strategies of local people and documents a particularly striking example.

David Lewis is professor of social policy and development at London School of Economics who specialises in development policy and management, with a particular interest in Non-Governmental Organisations and civil society, and whose work has mainly had a geographical focus on Bangladesh

Rick Gregory is a freelance consultant, based in Thailand.

Dr Geoffrey Wood is a Reader in Sociology and the Director of the Centre for Development Studies at the University of Bath, UK. He has had a quarter of a century''s overseas research experience, notably in Bangladesh and India.