an updated and revised version of the friedland (note spelling) article is . . . AGRIFOOD GLOBALIZATION AND COMMODITY SYSTEMS * William H. Friedland University of California, USA Volume 12, Number 1, 2004 Special Issue on Sociology of Agrifood Globalization and Commodity Systems http://www.otago.ac.nz/nzpg/csafe/ijsaf/archive/vol12a/Friedland.pdf the table of contents for the entire special issue can be seen at . . . www.otago.ac.nz/nzpg/csafe/ijsaf/archive/vol12a/vol12_articles1.html - 34k -
cheers, craig craig k harris department of sociology michigan agricultural experiment station national food safety and toxicology center institute for food and agricultural standards michigan state university -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Henderson Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 3:25 PM To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu Subject: Re: commodity chains & consumer goods Dear Stacy & all, Here are a couple of non-diamond pieces on commodity chains that you might consider. Speaking of chocolate, has there been anything lately on the use of slave labor in the Ivory Coast to produce cocoa for the world market? There were some news reports about this in 2001. Best, --mark Soren Hvalkof. 2000. "Outrage in Rubber and Oil: Extractivism, Indigenous peoples and Justice in the Upper Amazon" in Charles Zerner (ed.) People, Plants and Justice: The Politics of Nature Conservation.People, Plants and Justice: The Politics of Nature Conservation. N.Y.: Columbia University Press: 83-116 Buck, D, C. Getz and J. Guthman. 1997. "From Farm to Table: The Organic Vegetable Commodity Chain of Northern California Sociologia Ruralis 37 (1): 3-20. [Domestic but nicely done] William Friedlander. 1984. "Commodity System Analysis: An Approach to the Sociology of Agriculture" in Harry Scharzweller (ed) Research in Rural Sociology and Development. Volume 1. Jai Press: 221-235. And of course lots on diamonds, starting with http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/diamonds/index.html. At 10:40 AM 1/14/2005, you wrote: >Colleagues, > >First, I am looking for suggestions for a short piece (an article, >chapter, or part thereof) that outlines what we mean by "commodity chains" >and why one might be interested in the environmental and human/labor >rights issues surrounding these. > >Second, if folks have suggestions of material on commodity chains and >consumer goods (chocolate, coffee, bananas, flowers, coltan for cell >phones, etc.), I would love to have those. (not diamonds, I have loads of >that material!) > >--Stacy >Stacy D. VanDeveer >2003-06 Ronald H. O'Neal Professor >Department of Political Science >University of New Hampshire >Durham, NH 03824 > >T: 603-862-0167 >F: 603-862-0178 >E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -=- Mark Henderson -=- Postdoctoral Researcher -=- UC Davis Anthropology -=-
