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Zed Books, Date: 2005. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2005. Zed Books ISBN 1842774573 9781842774571 [GB]

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Zed Books, Date: 2006. Paperback. New. 295 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.75 inches. 2006. Zed Books ISBN 1842774573 9781842774571 [GB]

ISBN10: 1842774573, ISBN13: 9781842774571, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Can developing countries trade their way out of poverty International trade has grown dramatically in the last two decades in the global economy, and trade is an important source of revenue in developing countries. Yet, many low-income countries have been producing and exporting tropical commodities for a long time. They are still poor. This book is a major analytical contribution to understanding commodity production and trade, as well as putting forward policy-relevant suggestions for 'solving' the commodity problem.Through the study of the global value chain for coffee, the authors recast the 'development problem' for countries relying on commodity exports in entirely new ways. They do so by analysing the so-called coffee paradox - the coexistence of a 'coffee boom' in consuming countries and of a 'coffee crisis' in producing countries. New consumption patterns have emerged with the growing importance of specialty, fair trade and other 'sustainable' coffees. In consuming countries, coffee has become a fashionable drink and coffee bar chains have expanded rapidly. At the same time, international coffee prices have fallen dramatically and producers receive the lowest prices in decades.This book shows that the coffee paradox exists because what farmers sell and what ...
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