List of Tables.

Series Editors’ Preface.

Acknowledgements.

List of Abbreviations.

1 Introduction.

2 Re-inserting Place and Institutions within Global Value Chain Analysis.

3 How to Make a (South Indian) Cup of Tea or Coffee.

4 The Institutional Environment of the South Indian Tea and Coffee Industries.

5 Struggles over Labour and Livelihoods.

6 Struggles over Environmental Governance in the Coffee Forests of Kodagu.

7 Smallholder Engagement in Global Value Chains: Initiatives in the Nilgiris.

8 Making a Living in the Global Economy:  Institutional Environments and Value Chain Upgrading.

9 Conclusion: What We Brewed.

Appendix A: The Role of Managing Agents.

Appendix B: The Operation and Intended Reform of South India’s Tea Auctions.

Appendix C: Restructuring of Tata Tea’s Munnar Operations.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index.