Coffee and community : Maya farmers and fair-trade markets / Sarah Lyon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lyon.

Contributor:

Sarah..

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coffee industry--Guatemala.

Coffee industry.

Coffee--Social aspects--Guatemala.

Coffee.

Competition, Unfair--Guatemala.

Competition, Unfair.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1版.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 ethnographic analysis of fair-trade coffee analyzes the collective action and combined efforts of fair-trade network participants to construct a new economic reality. Focusing on La Voz Que Clama en el Desierto-a cooperative in San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala-and its relationships with coffee roasters, impor

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781457110597

1457110598

9781607320586

1607320584

OCLC:

784882804