An economic analysis of the the international coffee trade. The paper compares two regulatory regimes, the International Coffee Organization and the Fairtrade Labelling organization. The ICO is an intergovernmental group that has historically regulated the international coffee trade between...

Theoretical and methodological grounds for the analysis -- Material and historical grounds for the analysis -- The coffee commodity chain under U.S. hegemony, 1945-1972 -- Struggles over regulation of the chain, 1973-1989 -- Globalization and coffee crises, 1990-? -- The struggle for control of...