"From plantation to cup" : coffee and capitalism in the United States, 1830-1930 / Michael F. Jim(c)♭nez -- The labors of coffee in Latin America : the hidden charm of family labor and self-provisioning / Verena Stolcke -- Coffee and the rise of commercial agriculture in Puerto Rico's...

Trade has played a critical role in global poverty reduction. In harnessing the potential of trade, some of the most successful countries have developed strong trade relationships with their neighbors. However, many South Asian countries have trade regimes that often offset the positive impact...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Understanding World Bank Power -- 2. The Rise of the Bank -- 3. Producing Green Science inside Headquarters -- 4. The Birth of a Discipline: Producing Environmental Knowledge for the World -- 5. Eco-Governmentality and the...

The development of competitive agro-industries is crucial for creating employment and income opportunities as well as enhancing the quality of and demand for farm products. This book addresses strategies required for improving agro-industrial competitiveness in ways that can generate employment...

The dynamic responses of a developing economy to a variety of policy and external shocks are studied using an empirical macroeconomic model which embodies rational expectations, perfect capital mobility, and import rationing. These features, which are relatively new in developing-country...