Value chain struggles : institutions and governance in the plantation districts of South India / Jeff Neilson and Bill Pritchard.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-290) and index.

Introduction -- Re-inserting place and institutions within global value chain analysis -- How to make a (South Indian) cup of tea or coffee -- The institutional environment of South Indian tea and coffee industries -- Struggles over labor and livelihoods -- Struggles over environmental governance in the coffee forests of Kodagu -- Smallholder engagement in global value chains : initiatives in the Nilgiris -- Making a living in the global economy : institutional environments and value chain upgrading -- Conclusion : what we brewed -- Appendix A : the role of managing agents -- Appendix B : the operation and intended reform of South India's tea auctions -- Appendix C : the restructuring of Tata Tea's Munnar operations.

Adopting a 'global value chain' approach, Value Chain Struggles investigates the impact of new trading arrangements in the coffee and tea sectors on the lives and in the communities of growers in South India.:.; Offers a timely analysis of the social hardships of tea and coffee producers.; Takes the reader into the lives of growers in Southern India who are struggling with issues of value chain restructuring.; Reveals the ways that the restructuring triggers a series of political and economic struggles across a range of economic, social, and environmental arenas.; Puts into perspective claims.

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