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Caribbean Banana Trade - From Colonialism to Globalization

English · Paperback / Softback

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The Caribbean banana trade is a controversial issue within international affairs. Peter Clegg investigates the complex political relationships between the traditional actors in the trade and how the issues of colonialism and globalization have shaped their interactions. He presents a detailed analysis of the development of the Caribbean banana trade and analyzes why the influence and importance of the traditional actors within the trade has diminished over the last thirty years.

List of contents

Acknowledgements List of Tables Conversion Table List of Abbreviations Map of the Caribbean Introduction The Effect of Monopoly Power and the Establishment of Imperial Preference The Second World War and its Aftermath: Political Control and Corporate Adjustment Competition and Accommodation: The Development of the Windward Islands Banana Export Trade and the Problems of Caribbean Rivalry The EEC and the Lomé Convention: A Weakening of the National Approach The Creation of a Single European Market in Bananas and the Exploiting of Networks of Influence The Ultimate Challenge: The WTO and the Marginalization of Caribbean Interests Conclusion Appendices Interviews Bibliography Index

About the author

PETER CLEGG is Lecturer of Politics at the University of the West of England, Bristol.

Summary

The Caribbean banana trade is a controversial issue within international affairs. Peter Clegg investigates the complex political relationships between the traditional actors in the trade and how the issues of colonialism and globalization have shaped their interactions. He presents a detailed analysis of the development of the Caribbean banana trade and analyzes why the influence and importance of the traditional actors within the trade has diminished over the last thirty years.

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