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Hanging by a thread [[electronic resource] ] : cotton, globalization, and poverty in Africa / / edited by William G. Moseley and Leslie C. Gray |
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Athens, Ohio, : Ohio University Press |
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Uppsala, : Nordic Africa Institute, c2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (310 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ohio University research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ; ; no. 9 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MoseleyWilliam G |
GrayLeslie |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cotton trade - Africa |
Cotton - Economic aspects - Africa |
Poverty - Africa |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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