From statutory to private contracts: Emerging institutional arrangements in the smallholder tea sector in Malawi

This case study addresses the issues of institutional change and the need for collective action in a commodity, tea, which requires high fixed investment in processing facilities. In the wake of political and economic changes, the case study illustrates how asset specificity and commodity characteri...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Kydd, Jonathan G., Chirwa, Ephraim
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2009
Subjects:	economic development agricultural development case studies natural resources management smallholders poverty alleviation economic growth
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160712