Coffee and Community : Maya Farmers and Fair-Trade Markets /

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We are told that simply by sipping our morning cup of organic, fair-trade coffee we are encouraging environmentally friendly agricultural methods, community development, fair prices, and shortened commodity chains. But what is the reality for producers, intermediaries, and consumers? This ethnograph...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lyon, Sarah (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Maya
Fairer Handel
Kaffeehandel
Bauer
Kaffeeproduktion
Competition, Unfair.
Coffee > Social aspects.
Coffee industry.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
Cafe > Commerce > Guatemala.
Competition, Unfair > Guatemala.
Coffee > Social aspects > Guatemala.
Coffee industry > Guatemala.
Guatemala
Guatemala.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The historical convergence of local livelihoods, the global economy, and international politics
  • Trade not aid : assessing fair trade's economic impact on cooperative members and their families
  • Obligatory burdens : collaboration and discord within the cooperative
  • The political economy of organic and shade-grown coffee certification, local livelihoods, and identities
  • Managing the Maya : power in the fair-trade market
  • Marketing the Maya : fair trade's producer/consumer relationships
  • Conclusion : a fairer future.

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