Perspectives on the Agro-Export Economy in Central America

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Introduction: The Central American Agro-Export Economy — Issues and Debates

   • E. V. K. FitzGerald

   Pages 1-10

3. Perspectives of Central America’s Agro-Exporting Economy

   • Edelberto Torres-Rivas

   Pages 11-35

4. International Markets and Perspectives for Central American Traditional Exports: Coffee, Cotton and Bananas

   • Massimo Micarelli

   Pages 36-53

5. Selected Problems of the EEC Market for Central American Coffee

   • Elmar Meister

   Pages 54-70

6. Export Agriculture and Crisis in Central America: Labour Market Problems in Nicaragua

   • Jan P. de Groot, Harrie Clemens

   Pages 71-96

7. A Comparative Study of the Salvadorean and Nicaraguan Cotton Sectors

   • Frans Thielen

   Pages 97-135

8. Developments in the Coffee and Cotton Sectors of El Salvador and Perspectives for Agrarian Policy in the 1980s

   • Wim Pelupessy

   Pages 136-163

9. Conclusion: Agro-Export Sectors and Economic Recovery

   • Wim Pelupessy

   Pages 164-172

10. Back Matter

    Pages 173-175

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This volume focuses on the issues and debates surrounding the agricultural export economy of Central America. Perspectives on traditional exports and the international markets, and labour problems are provided as well as a comparative study of the Salvadorean and Nicaraguan cotton sectors.

• agriculture
• development
• economy
• labor market
• labour
• labour market
• science and technology

• Tilburg University, The Netherlands

  Wim Pelupessy

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