02999nam 2200661Ia 450 991045157470332120200520144314.01-281-24132-697866112413220-8032-1637-8(CKB)1000000000483932(EBL)332857(OCoLC)476135438(SSID)ssj0000108692(PQKBManifestationID)11140302(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000108692(PQKBWorkID)10044254(PQKB)11189893(MiAaPQ)EBC332857(OCoLC)228167350(MdBmJHUP)muse11851(Au-PeEL)EBL332857(CaPaEBR)ebr10216998(CaONFJC)MIL124132(EXLCZ)99100000000048393220071009d2008 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe banana[electronic resource] empires, trade wars, and globalization /James WileyLincoln University of Nebraska Pressc20081 online resource (314 p.)At tableDescription based upon print version of record.0-8032-3285-3 0-8032-1577-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-267) and index.The creation of the banana empire, 1900-1930 -- The empire challenged, 1930-74 -- The end of splendid isolation, 1974-93 -- Peasant farmer societies : commonwealth Caribbean bananas -- Belize, Suriname, and the French West Indies : on the margins of the Caribbean -- The single European market and the Western Hemisphere's Banana industries -- Neocolonialism encounters the free trade imperative -- The World Trade Organization and the banana trade -- The U.S.-EU banana war heats up -- Pursuit of an elusive goal -- Implications for the future.The Banana demystifies the banana trade and its path toward globalization. It reviews interregional relationships in the industry and the changing institutional framework governing global trade and assesses the roles of such major players as the European Union and the World Trade Organization. It also analyzes the forces driving today's economy, such as the competitiveness imperative, diversification processes, and niche market strategies. Its final chapter suggests how the outcome of the recent banana war will affect bananas and trade in other commodities sectors as well.At table series.Banana tradeBanana tradeLatin AmericaBanana tradeCaribbean AreaElectronic books.Banana trade.Banana tradeBanana trade338.1/74772Wiley James1054155MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451574703321The banana2486528UNINA