Reinventing the Cuban sugar agroindustry / edited by Jorge F. Pérez-López and José Alvarez.
| Other author | Pérez-López, Jorge F. |
| Other author | Álvarez, José, 1940- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, ©2005. |
| Description | xxv, 323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Series | Rural economies in transition Rural economies in transition. ^A535378 |
| Contents | Background of Cuba's sugar agroindustry -- The historical geography of Cuba's sugar landscape / Joseph L. Scarpaci and Armando H. Portela -- The Cuban sugar agroindustry at the end of the 1990s / Jorge F. Pérez-López and José Alvarez -- The technical transformation of Cuba's sugar agroindustry / Brian H. Pollitt -- Patterns of Cuba's international sugar trade / G.B. Hagelberg -- The changing international environment -- World sugar supply and demand until 2010 and beyond / Sergey Gudoshnikov -- Sugar trade liberalization: the WTO and regional free trade agreements / Tim Josling -- The U.S. market as an option for Cuban sugar / Devry S. Boughner and Jonathan R. Coleman -- Transition issues -- The restructuring of Cuba's sugar agroindustry, 2002-2004 / José Alvarez and Jorge F. Pérez-López -- Cuba's costs of sugar production: past, present, and future / G. B. Hagelberg and José Alvarez -- Expropriation claims involving the Cuban sugar industry / Matías F. Travieso-Díaz -- Potential paths for the Cuban sugar agroindustry -- Sugarcane varieties and their role in diversification / Guilherme Rossi Machado Jr. -- The feasibility and benefits of a rice-sugarcane rotation / José Alvarez and George H. Snyder -- Sugarcane and its by-products for cattle feed / Findlay M. Pate -- Organic sugar: a real opportunity for Cuba? / Lindsay Jolly -- Sugar, ethanol, and electricity: the diversity that can save the sugarcane sector / Pedro E.P. de Assis -- The sugarcane biorefinery / Sergio C. Trindade -- Lessons from the restructuring of the sugar agroindustry of the Dominican Republic / Jehová Peña -- Reinventing the Cuban sugar agroindustry: challenges and opportunities / Jorge F. Pérez-López. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2005001208 |
| ISBN | 0739109995 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0739110004 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HD9114.C89 R44 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |