Cooperatives, the State, and Corporate Power in African Export Agriculture: The Case of Uganda's Coffee Sector

ISBN-13: 9781138070516 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 218 str.

Karin Wedig

Opis

Agriculture contributes more to Africa’s GDP than any other sector, and small farms are the largest food producer and a major source of employment and export earnings. However, productivity remains low and destitution among small producers is widespread. This book explores the strengths and weaknesses of the revival of Africa’s cooperatives.

Spis treści

1. Africa’s Cooperative Revival.  2. Footloose Labor in Uganda’s Coffee Sector.  3. Cooperatives as a Driver of Inclusive Rural Development.  4. Institutional Change for Cooperative Growth.  5. The Socioeconomic Effects of Uganda’s Coffee Cooperatives.  6. Corporate Power in Uganda’s Coffee Sector.  7. Conclusion

O autorze

Karin Wedig is the Chief Economist for Africa at the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ). She holds a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and degrees from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE) and the University of Cambridge. She has worked as an Assistant Professor of International Political Economy at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver; consulted social and economic reform programs in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia and spent more than three years living and working in Uganda as an advisor and researcher.