Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Derivatives and Development: Contemporary Applications -- 3 Coffee, Derivatives, and Income Security: Theory and Practice -- 4 Coffee, Derivatives, and Poverty: A Global Commodity Chain Approach -- 5...

1 Introduction -- 2 Literature Review -- 3 The Valuation of Options on Capacity -- 4 Extensions to the Option Valuation Model -- 5 Managerial Insights and Conclusion -- References -- List of Figures -- List of Tables.

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