Value Chain Struggles

Jeff Neilson maintains primary research interests in rural development and environmental issues across various Asian countries. He completed his PhD with a study of the Indonesian coffee industry, has authored twelve refereed publications, and has worked as a consultant to various international development agencies. Dr Neilson is currently employed as a post-doctoral research fellow in geography at the University of Sydney, Australia. Bill Pritchard is an Economic Geographer whose research has focused on global change in agriculture, food and rural places. He has authored two books, edited four others, and written more than forty refereed publications. He is an active member and former convener of the Australia & New Zealand Agri-Food Research Network, a member of the Australian Research Council Research Network on Spatially Integrated Social Sciences, and Steering Committee Member of the International Geographical Union Commission on the Dynamics of Economic Spaces.

• List of Figures viList of Tables viiiSeries Editors’ Preface xAcknowledgements xiList of Abbreviations xiii1 Introduction 12 Re-inserting Place and Institutions within Global Value Chain Analysis 273 How to Make a (South Indian) Cup of Tea or Coffee 664 The Institutional Environment of the South Indian Tea and Coffee Industries 1075 Struggles over Labour and Livelihoods 1306 Struggles over Environmental Governance in the Coffee Forests of Kodagu 1627 Smallholder Engagement in Global Value Chains: Initiatives in the Nilgiris 1868 Making a Living in the Global Economy: Institutional Environments and Value Chain Upgrading 2109 Conclusion: What We Brewed 230Appendix A: The Role of Managing Agents 240Appendix B: The Operation and Intended Reform of South India’s Tea Auctions 241Appendix C: Restructuring of Tata Tea’s Munnar Operations 246Notes 248Bibliography 263Index 291