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Value chain struggles institutions and governance in the plantation districts of South India /

Adopting a 'global value chain' approach, Value Chain Struggles investigates the impact of new trading arrangements in the coffee and tea sectors on the lives and in the communities of growers in South India.:.; Offers a timely analysis of the social hardships of tea and coffee producers.;...

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Main Authors: Neilson, Jeff
Corporate Authors: Wiley InterScience Online service
Group Author: Pritchard, Bill
Published:
Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: RGS-IBG book series
Subjects:
Coffee industry > India, South
Tea trade > India, South
Globalization > Economic aspects > India, South
Coffee industry
Globalization > Economic aspects
Tea trade
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Service
Wertschöpfungskette
Teewirtschaft
Kaffeewirtschaft
Electronic books
India, South
Indien <Süd>
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444308723
Summary: Adopting a 'global value chain' approach, Value Chain Struggles investigates the impact of new trading arrangements in the coffee and tea sectors on the lives and in the communities of growers in South India.:.; Offers a timely analysis of the social hardships of tea and coffee producers.; Takes the reader into the lives of growers in Southern India who are struggling with issues of value chain restructuring.; Reveals the ways that the restructuring triggers a series of political and economic struggles across a range of economic, social, and environmental arenas.; Puts into perspective claim
Carrier Form: xvi, 294 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-290) and index.
ISBN: 9781444308723
1444308726
9781444308730 (electronic bk.)
1444308734 (electronic bk.)
Index Number: HD9199
CLC: F435.168
Contents: Introduction -- Re-inserting place and institutions within global value chain analysis -- How to make a (South Indian) cup of tea or coffee -- The institutional environment of South Indian tea and coffee industries -- Struggles over labor and livelihoods -- Struggles over environmental governance in the coffee forests of Kodagu -- Smallholder engagement in global value chains : initiatives in the Nilgiris -- Making a living in the global economy : institutional environments and value chain upgrading -- Conclusion : what we brewed -- Appendix A : the role of managing agents -- Appendix B : th

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