The Politics Of Sugar
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The Politics Of Sugar
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Author : Nancy Watzman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Politics Of Sugar written by Nancy Watzman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Sugar laws and legislation categories.
The Economics And Politics Of World Sugar Policies
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Author : Steven V. Marks
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 1993
The Economics And Politics Of World Sugar Policies written by Steven V. Marks and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Business & Economics categories.
Examination of trade in one of the most important agricultural products
The Politics Of Sugar
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Author : Dennis Shoesmith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Politics Of Sugar written by Dennis Shoesmith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Agricultural laborers categories.
The Politics Of Sugar In U S Domestic And Foreign Affairs
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Author : Robert T. Markel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The Politics Of Sugar In U S Domestic And Foreign Affairs written by Robert T. Markel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Pressure groups categories.
Let There Be Candy For Everyone
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Author : Mary Elizabeth Speck
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Let There Be Candy For Everyone written by Mary Elizabeth Speck and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
The World Of Sugar
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Author : Ulbe Bosma
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2023-05-09
The World Of Sugar written by Ulbe Bosma and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-09 with History categories.
“[A] tour de force of global history...Bosma has turned the humble sugar crystal into a mighty prism for understanding aspects of global history and the world in which we live.”—Los Angeles Review of Books The definitive 2,500-year history of sugar and its human costs, from its little-known origins as a luxury good in Asia to worldwide environmental devastation and the obesity pandemic. For most of history, humans did without refined sugar. After all, it serves no necessary purpose in our diets, and extracting it from plants takes hard work and ingenuity. Granulated sugar was first produced in India around the sixth century BC, yet for almost 2,500 years afterward sugar remained marginal in the diets of most people. Then, suddenly, it was everywhere. How did sugar find its way into almost all the food we eat, fostering illness and ecological crisis along the way? The World of Sugar begins with the earliest evidence of sugar production. Through the Middle Ages, traders brought small quantities of the precious white crystals to rajahs, emperors, and caliphs. But after sugar crossed the Mediterranean to Europe, where cane could not be cultivated, demand spawned a brutal quest for supply. European cravings were satisfied by enslaved labor; two-thirds of the 12.5 million Africans taken across the Atlantic were destined for sugar plantations. By the twentieth century, sugar was a major source of calories in diets across Europe and North America. Sugar transformed life on every continent, creating and destroying whole cultures through industrialization, labor migration, and changes in diet. Sugar made fortunes, corrupted governments, and shaped the policies of technocrats. And it provoked freedom cries that rang with world-changing consequences. In Ulbe Bosma’s definitive telling, to understand sugar’s past is to glimpse the origins of our own world of corn syrup and ethanol and begin to see the threat that a not-so-simple commodity poses to our bodies, our environment, and our communities.
The Politics Of The Caribbean Basin Sugar Trade
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Author : Scott Macdonald
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1991-06-30
The Politics Of The Caribbean Basin Sugar Trade written by Scott Macdonald and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-06-30 with Business & Economics categories.
Growing global interdependence made the 1970s and 1980s a volatile period in the sugar trade at a time when Caribbean countries, while not the major world producers of sugar, were economically dependent on their sugar exports. Since then, government farm supports and quotas on imported sugar in the United States, overproduction in developing countries, and the emergence of a highly protected European Community sugar industry have all served to make the sugar trade a highly political global issue. This study focuses on the evolution of the U.S.--Caribbean Basin sugar trade in the 1980s and its impact on political relations between the countries involved. According to the authors, the sugar trade was not driven by laws of supply and demand, but by various political agendas. Economic protectionism, government subsidies for inefficient elements of the sugar industry, as well as corruption and mismanagement have contributed to the Byzantine politics of the sugar trade. Now the United States needs to determine how lifting quotas and terminating subsides will affect this complex relationship. By providing an in-depth look at the development of current policies in the sugar trade, this book offers the necessary background for making informed policy decisions. After examining the U.S. sugar policy from 1974 to 1989, the book provides a broader Latin American perspective of U.S. and European Community sugar policies. It also offers subregional and country analyses covering the Commonwealth Caribbean, Central America, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Panama. Despite the difficulty of competing against the United States and Europe, Caribbean and Central American countries are likely to continue to depend on sugar cane. Climactic and ecological factors make agricultural diversification extremely difficult. Some Caribbean and Central American producers have considered making ethanol automobile fuel from sugar, but here too they face protectionist pressure from U.S. producers of corn. Given current political realignments, the authors predict that the influence of the United States and the Soviet Union will diminish in the 1990s. The European Community, on the other hand, is likely to have greater influence on the inter-American sugar trade. Students of Latin American politics and international relationships, as well as those involved in the sugar industry or the policies affecting it, will find this book a valuable resource for future decisions.
The Politics Of Sugar In Inter American Relations
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Author : John W. Seavey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
The Politics Of Sugar In Inter American Relations written by John W. Seavey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Sugar laws and legislation categories.
Jamaica And The Sugar Worker Cooperatives
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Author : Carl Henry Feuer
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-03-13
Jamaica And The Sugar Worker Cooperatives written by Carl Henry Feuer and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-13 with Political Science categories.
Between 1974 and 1977, as part of a wider attempt by Prime Minister Michael Manley's regime to carry out a democratic reformist strategy of development, the three largest sugar estates in Jamaica were converted into worker-managed farms. Within a few years, however, the cooperative program was in disarray as the farms faced economic setbacks and as political conflicts developed among the sugar workers, local authorities, and the government. Drawing on his extensive field research in Jamaica, Dr. Feuer traces the development and decline of the cooperative system and discusses the implications for the possibility of democratic reform. In his view, the logic of the cooperativization process conflicted with the priorities of the middle class, which continued to dominate the Jamaican economy. As a result, the reforms were never firmly rooted in a political coalition with the resources to carry them out. In light of the Jamaican experience, Dr. Feuer considers such questions as: What are the obstacles a nonrevolutionary regime is likely to face in an effort to help the poor? How feasible is it to mobilize the requisite political and administrative resources and neutralize the inherent constraints to reform?
Sugar And Civilization
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Author : April Merleaux
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2015-07-13
Sugar And Civilization written by April Merleaux and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-13 with History categories.
In the weeks and months after the end of the Spanish-American War, Americans celebrated their nation's triumph by eating sugar. Each of the nation's new imperial possessions, from Puerto Rico to the Philippines, had the potential for vastly expanding sugar production. As victory parties and commemorations prominently featured candy and other sweets, Americans saw sugar as the reward for their global ambitions. April Merleaux demonstrates that trade policies and consumer cultures are as crucial to understanding U.S. empire as military or diplomatic interventions. As the nation's sweet tooth grew, people debated tariffs, immigration, and empire, all of which hastened the nation's rise as an international power. These dynamics played out in the bureaucracies of Washington, D.C., in the pages of local newspapers, and at local candy counters. Merleaux argues that ideas about race and civilization shaped sugar markets since government policies and business practices hinged on the racial characteristics of the people who worked the land and consumed its products. Connecting the history of sugar to its producers, consumers, and policy makers, Merleaux shows that the modern American sugar habit took shape in the shadow of a growing empire.