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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the autonomous management ofcommon-pool resources in a fishing village, which is to reveal the conditionand requirement to build a sustainable fishing village community. In particular,this study has focused on the function of social economy because it inherentlyrepresents the principle of alternative for social crisis that occurs in capitalism,that is, the principle of community. Against this backdrop, I have analyzed themethod of managing the village fishing ground and its social impact based onthe principle of social economy as an analysis tool. The study results revealthat the village named Jangyeong, which has run the village fishing ground basedon the principle of social economy, saw not only actual economic benefits butalso the establishment of cooperative relationship among its villagers. On the other hand, Sagu village, which has operated its fishing ground basedon market principles, failed to actively respond to social changes incurred fromcountry and market and saw disputes and conflicts within the village as well. Therefore, a democratic operation designed to establish a cooperative relationshipamong members in terms of getting access to common-pool resources in acommunity is one of the prerequisites to build a sustainable fishing village community. That is, common-pool resources should be managed and utilized inan autonomous manner based on the principle of social economy. In addition,the fact that the common-pool resources in a fishing village are a part of natureinstead of capital further reaffirms the possibility of sustainability in fishingvillage community as nature is inherently less likely to be restricted byexternalities and more likely to be sustainable as long as the ecological systemis preserved.