The coffee paradox: global markets, commodity trade, and the elusive promise of development
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1. Verfasser: Daviron, Benoît (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Zed Books in association with the CTA 2005
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-284) and index
This book recasts the so-called coffee paradox - the coexistence of a?coffee boom? in consuming countries and of a?coffee crisis? in producing countries. While coffee bar chains have expanded rapidly in consuming countries, international coffee prices have fallen dramatically and producers receive the lowest prices in decades. The paradox exists because what farmers sell and what consumers buy are increasingly?different? coffees. It is not material quality that contemporary coffee consumers pay for, it is mostly symbolic quality and in-person services. As long as coffee farmers and their or
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ISBN:9781848130593
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