Overview

The Caribbean's history is inseparable from sugar, and the crop is still an important feature in the economics of many islands, from Cuba to Barbados. In Jamaica entire communities depend on the sugar industry, earning a precarious living on old-fashioned plantations. What is life like on a sugar plantation at the end of the 20th century? What will happen if the sugar industry collapses? How do the poverty-stricken cane-cutters of rural Jamaica fit into this global industry? This work looks at the world sugar business, identifying the key players - producers, markets and transnational companies - and explaining how the industry works. It explores the economics and politics of trading arrangements, the mysteries of the futures market and the technology of sugar production. Based on interviews with traders, buyers and producers, it follows the commodity's progress from canefield to sugar bowl. The book finally assesses the future of sugar, both in Jamaica and the wider world, and considers future options for those still ruled by ""King Sugar"".

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Author:   Michelle Harrison
Publisher:   Latin America Bureau
Imprint:   Latin America Bureau
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.401kg
ISBN:  

9781899365388

ISBN 10:   1899365389
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   01 May 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: From Caribbean Sugarmill to Global Supermarket Chapter 1 Living with the Sugar Legacy: Life on a Jamaican plantation Chapter 2 Sugar as a Commodity Chapter 3 Turning Cane into Cash: Sugar as Big Business Chapter 4 Sugar and Strife: Europe and the Evolution of the Caribbean Sugar Industry Chapter 5 Sugar in the Twentieth Century. The King is dead! Long live the King! Chapter 6 Bitter Future? Prospects for Change Table 1: Normal annual production in tonnes Table 2: Sugar in the Caribbean - selected countries Table 3: Top three exports of selected Caribbean countries Table 4: Sugar as a percentage of revenue of total agricultural production Table 5: The historical perspective - production Table 6: Sugar production 1950-1999 in thousands of metric tonnes Bibliography Index

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