{"product_id":"farmers-of-the-golden-bean-costa-rican-households-in-the-global-coffee-economy-paperback-softback-9780875806174","title":"Farmers of the Golden Bean; Costa Rican Households in the Global Coffee Economy (Paperback \/ softback) 9780875806174","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFarmers of the Golden Bean\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCosta Rican Households in the Global Coffee Economy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDeborah Sick (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875806174\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e191 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.6 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSick explores contemporary issues of gender, empowerment, access to resources, and fair trade as she examines how Costa Rican coffee-producing households cope with the complexities of a globalizing world economy. Using a commodity approach, she integrates household, regional, and global processes. \u003ci\u003eFarmers of the Golden Bean\u003c\/i\u003e challenges previous assumptions about the nature of economic change and the sustainability of household producers in the global economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e  List of Tables and Figures ix\u003cbr\u003e  Acknowledgments xi\u003cbr\u003e  Preface xiii\u003cbr\u003e  Abbreviations xxiii\u003cbr\u003e  PART ONE: Coffee and the Family Farmer\u003cbr\u003e  1 The Fate of the Family Farmer 5\u003cbr\u003e  2 Coffee and the Farming Household 19\u003cbr\u003e  3 Los Cafeteros of P\\u00e9rez Zeled\\u00f3n 34\u003cbr\u003e  4 The Political Economy of Coffee-Farming Households 51\u003cbr\u003e  PART TWO: Strategies for Survival and Mobility\u003cbr\u003e  5 Against the Wind: Local Organizations and Change 75\u003cbr\u003e  6 To Market, To Market 89\u003cbr\u003e  7 When Coffee Is Not Enough 105\u003cbr\u003e  8 Family Farmers, Global Markets, and the State 121\u003cbr\u003e  9 Fair Trade: A Way Forward? 132\u003cbr\u003e  Glossary 153\u003cbr\u003e  Notes 157\u003cbr\u003e  References Cited 167\u003cbr\u003e  Index 193\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52734317297944,"sku":"9780875806174","price":17.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/farmers-of-the-golden-bean-costa-rican-households-in-the-global-coffee-economy-paperback-softback-9780875806174","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}