The global governance of primary commodities helpful to peacebuilding and statebuilding in failed states

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24730138
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: International relations
• Research Institution: Chiba University
• Principal Investigator: SEO Yasuhiko 千葉大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (70451739)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: カカオ / 石油 / 一次産品

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I studied the global structure of primary commodities, especially cocoa and oil, and obtained the following results. First, I clarified some international trends in the production, distribution, processing, and consumption of cocoa and also analyzed related issues and the structure of these trends from the value chain perspective. Second, I investigated the crisis and transformation of the cocoa sector in Indonesia, the world’s third largest cocoa producing country, from a historical perspective. Third, while considering the shale revolution, I elucidated the ultra-long-term prospects of oil production and consumption in the world and analyzed its implications.

Free Research Field

発展途上国政治経済論、一次産品経済論、紛争と開発