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Book-Reviews 328 Kees Burger while their sons see better opportunities in the cities. As shown by Jarrige and Gouyon in papers in this book, the same can be said of natural rubber in Malaysia and parts of Indonesia. In addition to documenting this predicament of cocoa producers, the book shows the often ill-conceived policies pursued by those in power. The convincing contributions by Clarence-Smith on S3o Tom£ e Principe, Jacobeit on Equatorial Guinea, Konan on Cote d'lvoire and Nyanteng on Ghana illustrate the sad fate of the common farmers and the national economies. And yet, it is often the governments that were behind major campaigns promoting cocoa growing. Jarrige points out an interesting difference in government involvement in Cote d'lvoire and Malaysia, with the latter country exerting more pressure on the farmers in an otherwise less controlled market economy. All papers have a microscopic view of farmer activities, the choices they have, the incentives that are provided by the market and how government affects their lives. Given this microeconomic angle and the host of data collected, the research could have benefitted from more econometric modelling so as to provide more statistical evidence for the alleged dynamics of supply and attach http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of African Economies Oxford University Press

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328 Kees Burger while their sons see better opportunities in the cities. As shown by Jarrige and Gouyon in papers in this book, the same can be said of natural rubber in Malaysia and parts of Indonesia. In addition to documenting this predicament of cocoa producers, the book shows the often ill-conceived policies pursued by those in power. The convincing contributions by Clarence-Smith on S3o Tom£ e Principe, Jacobeit on Equatorial Guinea, Konan on Cote d'lvoire and Nyanteng on Ghana illustrate the sad fate of the common farmers and the national economies. And yet, it is often the governments that were behind major campaigns promoting cocoa growing. Jarrige points out an interesting difference in government involvement in Cote d'lvoire and Malaysia, with the latter country exerting more pressure on the farmers in an otherwise less controlled market economy. All papers have a microscopic view of farmer activities, the choices they have, the incentives that are provided by the market and how government affects their lives. Given this microeconomic angle and the host of data collected, the research could have benefitted from more econometric modelling so as to provide more statistical evidence for the alleged dynamics of supply and attach

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Journal of African EconomiesOxford University Press

Published: Jun 1, 1996

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