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The Economics of Chocolate
Mara P. SquicciariniJohan Swinnen
出版Oxford University Press, 2016-01-21
主題Social Science / Agriculture & FoodBusiness & Economics / Industries / Food IndustryBusiness & Economics / Industries / AgribusinessBusiness & Economics / International / GeneralBusiness & Economics / Economic History
ISBN01910399189780191039911
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=rzs6CwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This book, written by global experts, provides a comprehensive and topical analysis on the economics of chocolate. While the main approach is economic analysis, there are important contributions from other disciplines, including psychology, history, government, nutrition, and geography. The chapters are organized around several themes, including the history of cocoa and chocolate -- from cocoa drinks in the Maya empire to the growing sales of Belgian chocolates in China; how governments have used cocoa and chocolate as a source of tax revenue and have regulated chocolate (and defined it by law) to protect consumers' health from fraud and industries from competition; how the poor cocoa producers in developing countries are linked through trade and multinational companies with rich consumers in industrialized countries; and how the rise of consumption in emerging markets (China, India, and Africa) is causing a major boom in global demand and prices, and a potential shortage of the world's chocolate.