Banana wars : the anatomy of a trade dispute / edited by T.E. Josling and T.G. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Josling, Tim, 1940-2018.

Taylor, T. Geoffrey (Thomas Geoffrey), 1918-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World Trade Organization.

Banana trade--European Union countries.

Banana trade.

Banana trade--Latin America.

Banana trade--Caribbean Area.

International economic relations.

European Union countries--Foreign economic relations--Latin America.

European Union countries.

Latin America--Foreign economic relations--European Union countries.

Latin America.

European Union countries--Foreign economic relations--Caribbean Area.

Caribbean Area.

Caribbean Area--Foreign economic relations--European Union countries.

Physical Description:

x, 210 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., [2003]

Summary:

In April 2001, the US and EU announced the end of a trade dispute over the sale of bananas into the EU market. The allocation of import licenses had been found to violate World Trade Organization rules and to discriminate against suppliers from Latin America. This book examines the issuessurrounding the dispute, in particular: the dependence of Caribbean economies on European markets, the role of the public and private sectors, its relation to political tensions of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, domestic political influence in the US, and the role of the WTO and its settlementof trade disputes. Written by leading authorities from the USA, Europe, Central America and the Caribbean, the book provides a fascinating insight into this complex story, and has wide implications for international trade.

Contents:

2. Overview of the World Banana Market / M. Paggi, T. Spreen 7

3. European Interests in the Banana Market / S. Tangermann 17

4. The European Common Banana Policy / S. Tangermann 45

5. Evolution of the Banana Multinationals / T. Taylor 67

6. Banana Trade in Latin America / E.R. Brenes, K. Madrigal 97

7. The Caribbean and the Banana Trade / R. Anderson, T. Taylor, T. Josling 123

8. US Interests in the Banana Trade Controversy / J.G. Stovall, D.E. Hathaway 151

9. Bananas and the WTO: Testing the New Dispute Settlement Process / T. Josling 169.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

085199637X

OCLC:

49610967