Primary commodities, International trade, Tropics, Economic Conditions, Developing countries 

This investigation by one of the leading authorities on commodity trading examines the failed commodity market in developing countries and current trading arrangements. Peter Robbins looks into the possible solutions being proffered--from ideas to exploit new niche markets and improve quality--to more radical notions like fair trade, and shows how they all fail to measure up to the scale of the disaster facing the Third World. Instead, he argues developing countries must take a leaf out of supply side economics, and themselves take the measures required to bring supply and demand into a better balance that will secure them far higher and more stable prices than today.  

Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Robbins, Peter, 1946-
Stolen fruit.
London ; New York : Zed Books, 2003
(OCoLC)646921659
Named Person: Handel
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Peter Robbins
ISBN: 1842772805 9781842772805 1842772813 9781842772812 1552661113 9781552661116 8187380829 9788187380825 0864866348 9780864866349
OCLC Number: 51944489
Description: 188 pages ; 21 cm.
Contents: Winners and losers. --
A brief history of commodities in Developing Countries. --
Failing strategies. --
Controlling supplies and taming markets. --
The benefits of supply management. --
International rules affecting supply management programmes. --
The task begins. --
The face of opposition. --
A personal account. --
How tropical commodities are traded. --
The uses of tropical commodities in the modern world.
Series Title: Global issues series (Zed Books)
Responsibility: Peter Robbins. 

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-180) and index.