| The Coffee Paradox: Global Markets, Commodity Trade and the Elusive Promise of Development Contributor(s): Daviron, Benoit (Author), Ponte, Stefano (Author) |
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ISBN: 1842774565 ISBN-13: 9781842774564 Publisher: Zed Books OUR PRICE: $141.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2005 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: This book recasts the "development problem" for countries relying on commodity exports in entirely new ways by analyzing the so-called coffee paradox--the coexistence of a "coffee boom" in consuming countries and of a "coffee crisis" in producing countries. In consuming countries, coffee continues to grow in popularity. At the same time, international coffee prices have fallen dramatically and producers receive the lowest prices in decades. As long as coffee farmers and their organizations do not control at least parts of this production, they will remain on the losing end. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - Economics - Business & Economics | Industries - General |
| Dewey: 338.173 |
| LCCN: 2005050700 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.73" W x 8.68" (1.09 lbs) 295 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book recasts the "development problem" for countries relying on commodity exports in entirely new ways by analyzing the so-called coffee paradox--the coexistence of a "coffee boom" in consuming countries and of a "coffee crisis" in producing countries. In consuming countries, coffee continues to grow in popularity. At the same time, international coffee prices have fallen dramatically and producers receive the lowest prices in decades. As long as coffee farmers and their organizations do not control at least parts of this production, they will remain on the losing end. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ponte, Stefano: - Stefano Ponte is professor of business and politics at Copenhagen Business School and director at the CBS Sustainability Platform. |
