abstract: 'Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a better understanding

  of the dynamics of institutional practices, socio-economic status and

  vulnerability of shrimp fry catchers in the south-west region of

  Bangladesh.

  Design/methodology/approach This study draws on primary research

  conducted through face-to-face interviews with women fry collectors in

  the south-west region of Bangladesh. This study attempts to identify the

  nature and extent of the impact of institutional practices on the women

  engaged in catching fry regarding their positioning within the

  institutional framework.

  Findings In the coastal region of Bangladesh, the shrimp sector has

  opened up economic opportunities for women in terms of access to income

  and employment. However, women have to make a trade-off between

  employment gain in terms of wage and health hazards caused due to poor

  working conditions. The findings of the study indicate that shrimp fry

  catching, complemented by other sources of income, can only help women

  to survive. The study also finds that the vulnerability of the fry

  collectors is the end result of mutually interacting institutional

  practices under different institutional domains. Accordingly,

  recommendations are made with a view to effectively utilizing social

  capital at the community level, which will be particularly helpful in

  raising fry catchers'' voice in the local political arena and

  strengthening their position in the marketplace. Due to the higher

  preferences of buyers towards wild fry and the participation of a huge

  number of people in fry collecting, this study suggests rethinking

  government intervention in this regard.

  Originality/value This is original research focusing on the underlying

  structural and institutional factors behind the marginalization and

  vulnerability of women and devising policies that will enable

  modification of the factors that restrain women.'
affiliation: 'Moni, NN (Corresponding Author), Khulna Univ, Econ Discipline, Khulna,
  Bangladesh.

  Moni, Nurun Naher; Haider, Mohammed Ziaul, Khulna Univ, Econ Discipline, Khulna,
  Bangladesh.

  Al Masud, Md. Mahedi, Minist Social Welf, Dept Social Serv, Khulna, Bangladesh.

  Al Masud, Md. Mahedi, Khulna Univ, Environm Sci Discipline, Khulna, Bangladesh.'
author: Moni, Nurun Naher and Haider, Mohammed Ziaul and Al Masud, Md. Mahedi
author-email: nnmoniku@yahoo.com
author_list:
- family: Moni
  given: Nurun Naher
- family: Haider
  given: Mohammed Ziaul
- family: Al Masud
  given: Md. Mahedi
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1108/IJSE-08-2017-0312
eissn: 1758-6712
files: []
issn: 0306-8293
journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS
keywords: Vulnerability; Institution; Fry catching; South-west region
keywords-plus: GENDER INEQUALITY
language: English
number: '11'
number-of-cited-references: '16'
orcid-numbers: 'Haider, Mohammed Ziaul/0000-0002-1520-0633

  Hamad, Mohammed Hiader/0000-0002-4475-9567'
pages: 1533-1549
papis_id: 8c76f1175a63fecdb1200e8ae2e4fdc2
ref: Moni2018institutionalpractic
researcherid-numbers: 'Haider, Mohammed Ziaul/O-7617-2019

  Hamad, Mohammed Hiader/AAZ-7803-2020'
times-cited: '0'
title: Institutional practices and vulnerability of shrimp fry catchers in the south-west
  region of Bangladesh
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000447318300003
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usage-count-since-2013: '0'
volume: '45'
web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '2018'