Hanging by a thread : cotton, globalization, and poverty in Africa / edited by William G. Moseley and Leslie C. Gray.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moseley, William G.

Gray, Leslie.

Series:

Research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ; no. 9.

Ohio University research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ; no. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cotton trade--Africa.

Cotton trade.

Cotton--Economic aspects--Africa.

Cotton.

Poverty--Africa.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (310 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Cotton, globalization, and poverty in Africa

Place of Publication:

Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press ; Uppsala : Nordic Africa Institute, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The textile industry was one of the first manufacturing activities to become organized globally, as mechanized production in Europe used cotton from the various colonies. Africa, the least developed of the world's major regions, is now increasingly engaged in the production of this crop for the global market, and debates about the pros and cons of this trend have intensified. Hanging by a Thread: Cotton, Globalization, and Poverty in Africa illuminates the connections between Africa and the global economy. The editors offer a compelling set of linked studies that detail one aspect of the glo

Contents:

Preface and Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Global Cotton, Local Crises; 1: Producing Poverty; 2: Cotton Production in Burkina Faso; 3: Mali's Cotton Conundrum; 4: The Decline of Bt Cotton in KwaZulu-Natal; Part II: Organizing Cotton; 5: The Many Paths of Cotton Sector Reformin East and Southern Africa; 6: Cotton Production, Poverty,and Inequality in Rural Benin; 7: Rural Development Is MoreThan Commodity Production; 8: Cotton Casualties and Cooperatives; Part III: Alternate Futures; 9: Genetically Engineered Cotton; 10: Organic Cotton in Sub-Saharan Africa; Conclusion

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780896804616

0896804615

OCLC:

885123721