The coffee paradox : global markets, commodity trade, and the elusive promise of development /

This book shows that the coffee paradox exists because what farmers sell and what consumers buy are becoming increasingly 'different' coffees. It is not material quality that contemporary coffee consumers pay for, but mostly symbolic quality and in-person services. As long as coffee farmer...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Daviron, Benoît (Author), Ponte, Stefano (Author)
Corporate Author:	Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (Ede, Netherlands)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	London, England : Zed Books, 2005.
Subjects:	Coffee industry. Development studies Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book