Cooperatives, the state, and corporate power in African export agriculture : the case of Uganda's coffee sector

Africa's cooperative revival -- Conceptualizing cooperatives -- Outline of chapters -- Methodological notes -- Footloose labor in Uganda's coffee sector -- Rural labor diversification -- Working conditions in agriculture and beyond -- The discriminatory nature of informal labor market regulation -- Cooperatives as a driver of inclusive rural development -- The social and solidarity economy (SSE) -- Cooperative performance and capacity for advocacy -- Cooperatives and the state in Uganda -- Institutional change for cooperative growth -- New institutional economics: a critical reappraisal -- Institutional development as elite bargains -- Collective action and inclusive institutional change -- The socioeconomic effects of Uganda's coffee cooperatives -- Mt Elgon: social and economic features of a coffee growing area -- Access to cooperatives and the benefits of membership -- Organizational structures of representation -- Women's cooperatives: empowerment through economic organization -- Corporate power in Uganda's coffee sector -- The concentration of corporate power -- Corporate strategies vis-à-vis small producers -- Conclusion