Chocolate Nations - Living and Dying for Cocoa in West Africa (Hardcover)

Chocolate is one of the world's most everyday luxuries, the very word conjuring up a hint of the forbidden and a taste of the decadent. Every year, more chocolate is sold in the West even as obesity and health fears grow. Yet the story behind the chocolate bar is rarely one of luxury. The crop provides a lifeline for millions of farmers in West Africa, which produces about 70% of the world's cocoa and is crucial to the economies and politics of Ghana and Ivory Coast. "Chocolate Nations" examines the causes of farmer poverty, placing the story of these producers in the context of the commodity producers' global battle to make more money from their crops. Mixing economic analysis with the human stories of the African rebels, advertising executives and industry insiders this book tells the compelling story of how chocolate bars get on supermarket shelves.

General

Imprint:	Zed Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	African Arguments
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Orla Ryan
Dimensions:	222 x 143 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Paper over boards
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-84813-004-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Primary industries > Agriculture & related industries Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Food manufacturing & related industries > General
LSN:	1-84813-004-X
Barcode:	9781848130043

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