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Financialization and Changes in the Social Relations along Commodity Chains: The Case of Coffee

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  • Susan A. Newman

    (CSID, University of the Witwatersand, Johannesburg, South Africa, susan.newman@wits.ac.za)

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This article examines distributional implications of the restructuring of international coffee markets that has occurred since the collapse of the International Coffee Agreement in 1989 and market liberalization in coffee producing countries under structural adjustment programs. It is argued that increased financial investment on international commodity exchanges, together with market liberalization, have given rise to opportunities and challenges for actors in the coffee industry. Given the heterogeneity of market actors, these tend to exacerbate inequalities already present in the structure of production and marketing of coffee. JEL classification: L11, O13, G19

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  • Susan A. Newman, 2009. "Financialization and Changes in the Social Relations along Commodity Chains: The Case of Coffee," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 41(4), pages 539-559, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:41:y:2009:i:4:p:539-559
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    Keywords

    speculation; commodity markets; financialization; commodity price behavior; accumulation;
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    JEL classification:

    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • G19 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Other

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