LEADER 03214nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910780602003321 005 20230721024154.0 010 $a0-89680-461-5 035 $a(CKB)2440000000014659 035 $a(EBL)1757113 035 $a(OCoLC)885123721 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000484873 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11344120 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000484873 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10594715 035 $a(PQKB)10331222 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1757113 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1757113 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10276642 035 $a(EXLCZ)992440000000014659 100 $a20071127d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHanging by a thread$b[electronic resource] $ecotton, globalization, and poverty in Africa /$fedited by William G. Moseley and Leslie C. Gray 210 $aAthens, Ohio $cOhio University Press ;$aUppsala $cNordic Africa Institute$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (310 p.) 225 1 $aOhio University research in international studies. Global and comparative studies series ;$vno. 9 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-89680-260-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface 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 327 $aIndex 330 $aThe textile industry was one of the first manufacturing activities to become organized globally, as mechanized production in Europe used cotton from the various colonies. Africa, the least developed of the world's major regions, is now increasingly engaged in the production of this crop for the global market, and debates about the pros and cons of this trend have intensified. Hanging by a Thread: Cotton, Globalization, and Poverty in Africa illuminates the connections between Africa and the global economy. The editors offer a compelling set of linked studies that detail one aspect of the glo 410 0$aResearch in international studies.$pGlobal and comparative studies series ;$vno. 9. 517 3 $aCotton, globalization, and poverty in Africa 606 $aCotton trade$zAfrica 606 $aCotton$xEconomic aspects$zAfrica 606 $aPoverty$zAfrica 615 0$aCotton trade 615 0$aCotton$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aPoverty 676 $a338.1/7351096 701 $aMoseley$b William G$01146965 701 $aGray$b Leslie$01500685 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780602003321 996 $aHanging by a thread$93727479 997 $aUNINA