IT As Agent Of Social Change: Lonxanet And The Case Of The Galician Artisanal Fisheries

Enrique Dans ()
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Enrique Dans: Instituto de Empresa

Working Papers Economia from Instituto de Empresa, Area of Economic Environment

Abstract: (WP26/02 Clave pdf) Information Technologies (IT) can be used as an agent to foster social change. This case study describes an Internet start-up, Lonxanet, and analyzes its role as catalyst of drastic changes in the Galician (NW Spain) artisanal seafood fisheries. These fisheries are traditionally associated to rural communities of fishers, selling their products in local auction markets known as "lonxas". Galician seafood is hugely appreciated in the Spanish market, where products can achieve extremely high prices and have luxurious connotations....

Keywords: Electronic commerce; Fishing industry; Internet; Marketplaces; Markets; Social change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14 pages
Date: 2002-09
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