{"product_id":"value-chain-struggles-9781405173933","title":"Value Chain Struggles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdopting a ''global value chain'' approach, \u003ci\u003eValue Chain Struggles\u003c\/i\u003e 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.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a timely analysis of the social hardships of tea and coffee producers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes the reader into the lives of growers in Southern India who are struggling with issues of value chain restructuring\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReveals the ways that the restructuring triggers a series of political and economic struggles across a range of economic, social, and environmental arenas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePuts into perspective claims about the impacts of recent changes to global trading relations on rural producers in developing countries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeries Editors’ Preface x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Re-inserting Place and Institutions within Global Value Chain Analysis 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 How to Make a (South Indian) Cup of Tea or Coffee 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Institutional Environment of the South Indian Tea and Coffee Industries 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Struggles over Labour and Livelihoods 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Struggles over Environmental Governance in the Coffee Forests of Kodagu 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Smallholder Engagement in Global Value Chains: Initiatives in the Nilgiris 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Making a Living in the Global Economy: Institutional Environments and Value Chain Upgrading 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Conclusion: What We Brewed 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: The Role of Managing Agents 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: The Operation and Intended\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReform of South India’s Tea Auctions 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Restructuring of Tata Tea’s Munnar Operations 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 291\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407904973143,"sku":"9781405173933","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405173933.jpg?v=1730500912","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/value-chain-struggles-9781405173933","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}