Chocolate and The Consumption of Forests: A Cross-National Examination of Ecologically Unequal Exchange in Cocoa Exports

This study explores the potential links between specialization in cocoa exports and deforestation in developing nations through the lens of ecologically unequal exchange. Although chocolate production was once considered to have only minimal impacts on forests, recent reports suggest damaging trends...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mark D. Noble
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of World-Systems Research
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Online Access:http://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jwsr/article/view/731