Table of contents

Introduction; 1 The trade trap; 2 From tin barons to drug barons: commodity dependence in Bolivia; 3 Swings and roundabouts: why commodity prices rise and fall; 4 'You can't pay the doctor in millet!': controlling international commodity prices; 5 Hedging your bets: price stabilisation and the futures markets; 6 The price of a cup of tea; 7 The case of coconuts: market power and the vulnerability of small producers; 8 1492 and all that: Third World goods and First World markets; 9 Regulating world trade: the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; 10 Going bananas: the impact of trade blocs on developing countries; 11 Chile: the costs of an economic miracle; 12 Shrimps for sale: diversification in Bangladesh; 13 Bridging the gap: alternative trading; 14 From the margins to the mainstream: fairer trade initiatives; 15 Action for fairer trade: summary and recommendations; 16 From GATT to WTO: the results of the Uruguay Round; Notes; Further reading