
Value Chain Struggles
Institutions and Governance in the Plantation Districts of South India
Wiley (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 20. March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-4051-7392-6 (ISBN)
Description
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 claims about the impacts of recent changes to global trading relations on rural producers in developing countries
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 claims about the impacts of recent changes to global trading relations on rural producers in developing countries
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
463 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-7392-6 (9781405173926)
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Institutions and Governance in the Plantation Districts of South India
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Institutions and Governance in the Plantation Districts of South India
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Persons
Jeff Neilson maintains primary research interests in rural development and environmental issues across various Asian countries. He completed his PhD with a study of the Indonesian coffee industry, has authored twelve refereed publications, and has worked as a consultant to various international development agencies. Dr Neilson is currently employed as a post-doctoral research fellow in geography at the University of Sydney, Australia. Bill Pritchard is an Economic Geographer whose research has focused on global change in agriculture, food and rural places. He has authored two books, edited four others, and written more than forty refereed publications. He is an active member and former convener of the Australia & New Zealand Agri-Food Research Network, a member of the Australian Research Council Research Network on Spatially Integrated Social Sciences, and Steering Committee Member of the International Geographical Union Commission on the Dynamics of Economic Spaces.
Content
List of Figures vi
List of Tables viii
Series Editors' Preface x
Acknowledgements xi
List of Abbreviations xiii
1 Introduction 1
2 Re-inserting Place and Institutions within Global Value Chain Analysis 27
3 How to Make a (South Indian) Cup of Tea or Coffee 66
4 The Institutional Environment of the South Indian Tea and Coffee Industries 107
5 Struggles over Labour and Livelihoods 130
6 Struggles over Environmental Governance in the Coffee Forests of Kodagu 162
7 Smallholder Engagement in Global Value Chains: Initiatives in the Nilgiris 186
8 Making a Living in the Global Economy: Institutional Environments and Value Chain Upgrading 210
9 Conclusion: What We Brewed 230
Appendix A: The Role of Managing Agents 240
Appendix B: The Operation and Intended
Reform of South India's Tea Auctions 241
Appendix C: Restructuring of Tata Tea's Munnar Operations 246
Notes 248
Bibliography 263
Index 291
List of Tables viii
Series Editors' Preface x
Acknowledgements xi
List of Abbreviations xiii
1 Introduction 1
2 Re-inserting Place and Institutions within Global Value Chain Analysis 27
3 How to Make a (South Indian) Cup of Tea or Coffee 66
4 The Institutional Environment of the South Indian Tea and Coffee Industries 107
5 Struggles over Labour and Livelihoods 130
6 Struggles over Environmental Governance in the Coffee Forests of Kodagu 162
7 Smallholder Engagement in Global Value Chains: Initiatives in the Nilgiris 186
8 Making a Living in the Global Economy: Institutional Environments and Value Chain Upgrading 210
9 Conclusion: What We Brewed 230
Appendix A: The Role of Managing Agents 240
Appendix B: The Operation and Intended
Reform of South India's Tea Auctions 241
Appendix C: Restructuring of Tata Tea's Munnar Operations 246
Notes 248
Bibliography 263
Index 291