Cooperatives, the State, and Corporate Power in African Export Agriculture : The Case of Uganda’s Coffee Sector

Abstract

List of tables and figures Acknowledgments 1. Africa s Cooperative Revival 1.1 Conceptualizing cooperatives 1.2 Outline of Chapters 1.3 Methodological Notes 2. Footloose Labor in Uganda s Coffee Sector 2.1 Rural Labor Diversification 2.2 Working Conditions in Agriculture and Beyond 2.3 The Discriminatory Nature of Informal Labor Market Regulation 3. Cooperatives as a Driver of Inclusive Rural Development 3.1 The Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) 3.2 Cooperative Performance and Capacity for Advocacy 3.3. Cooperatives and the State in Uganda 4. Institutional Change for Cooperative Growth 4.1 New Institutional Economics: A Critical Reappraisal 4.2 Institutional Development as Elite Bargains 4.3 Collective Action and Inclusive Institutional Change 5. The Socioeconomic Effects of Uganda s Coffee Cooperatives 5.1 Mt Elgon: Social and Economic Features of a Coffee Growing Area 5.2 Access to Cooperatives and the Benefits of Membership 5.3 Organizational Structures of Representation 5.4 Women s Cooperatives: Empowerment through Economic Organization 6. Corporate Power in Uganda s Coffee Sector 6.1 The Concentration of Corporate Power 6.2 Corporate Strategies vis-a-vis Small Producers 7. Conclusion Index