Coffee and Community

by Lyon, Sarah

• ISBN13: 9781607320579
• ISBN10: 1607320576
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-15
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Colorado

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 examines the collective action and combined efforts of fair-trade network participants to construct a new economic reality.

Author Biography

Sarah Lyon is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Kentucky. She is interested in the intersection of culture, agriculture, consumption, and the global economy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
The Historical Convergence of Local Livelihoods, the Global Economy, and International Politics	p. 23
"Trade Not Aid": Assessing Fair Trade's Economic Impact on Cooperative Members and Their Families	p. 55
Obligatory Burdens: Collaboration and Discord within the Cooperative	p. 81
The Political Economy of Organic and Shade-Grown Coffee Certification, Local Livelihoods, and Identities	p. 123
Managing the Maya: Power in the Fair-Trade Market	p. 151
Marketing the Maya: Fair Trade's Producer / Consumer Relationships	p. 179
Conclusion: A Fairer Future	p. 207
Notes	p. 215
Works Cited	p. 227
Index	p. 259
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