Coffee: The Political Economy Of An Export Industry In Papua New Guinea

by Randal Stewart

A critical, historical study of the exploitation of a major agricultural resource by a developing country. Traces Papua New Guinea's coffee industry from its preindependence origin, and its membership in the longest surviving commodity cartel in the world, the International Coffee Agreement. Concludes that the cartel works to the detriment of small producers. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

316 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1992