Vol. 9 · Nos. 1 & 2 · 2005
Development and the Enclosure Movement in Pastoral Tibet Since the 1980sKen Bauer
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Abstract
This article discusses the implementation of development policies in
pastoral areas of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) since the reforms
of the 1980s. It analyses why certain kinds of interventions – particularly
fencing – have been introduced. The rhetoric and reality of markets,
technology, degradation and land tenure in the reform era are put into
ecological, historical and cultural perspective. The causes and potential
consequences of widespread fencing are also considered and, based on
these trends, the article speculates on the future development trajectory of
pastoral areas in the TAR.
Keywords: degradation, development, fencing, land tenure, markets, reforms, Tibet