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Hardcover. In a world of high finance, unprecedented technological change, and cyber billionaires, it is easy to forget that a major source of global wealth is, literally, right under our noses. Series: Resources. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: KCN; KNAC; TVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
In a world of high finance, unprecedented technological change, and cyber billionaires, it is easy to forget that a major source of global wealth is, literally, right under our noses. Coffee is one of the most valuable Southern exports, generating billions of dollars in corporate profits each year, even while the majority of the world’s 25 million coffee families live in relative poverty.
But who is responsible for such vast inequality? Many analysts point to the coffee market itself, its price volatility and corporate oligarchy, and seek to "correct" it through fair trade, organic and sustainable ... Read more
In a world of high finance, unprecedented technological change, and cyber billionaires, it is easy to forget that a major source of global wealth is, literally, right under our noses. Coffee is one of the most valuable Southern exports, generating billions of dollars in corporate profits each year, even while the majority of the world’s 25 million coffee families live in relative poverty.
But who is responsible for such vast inequality? Many analysts point to the coffee market itself, its price volatility and corporate oligarchy, and seek to "correct" it through fair trade, organic and sustainable ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Resources
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745670768
SKU
V9780745670768
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Gavin Fridell
Gavin Fridell is professor of International Development at St Mary’s University, Canada.
Reviews for Coffee
Gavin Fridell�s insightful, well argued and up-to-date analysis of the world coffee economy demonstrates that the state�s role in coffee statecraft continues to be essential to creating a more just division of the earnings in the world of coffee. As well as providing a thorough guide to the economics and politics of one of the world�s most important commodities, this ... Read more