Survival by association : supply management landscapes of the eastern Caribbean / Barbara M. Welch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welch, Barbara M. (Barbara Marian), 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banana growers--Antilles, Lesser--Societies, etc--History.

Banana growers.

Land use, Rural--Antilles, Lesser--History--20th century.

Land use, Rural.

Banana trade--Antilles, Lesser--History--20th century.

Banana trade.

Physical Description:

xx, 364 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although the four islands have similar colonial backgrounds and more-or-less parallel development of the postwar banana industry, Welch finds dramatic variations in land use from island to island. She argues that the most critical factor in differences in land use is not politico-economic affiliation, agrarian structures, or the physical environment but the growers' associations that regulate the banana industries. She provides an account of the origin and development of banana growers' associations in the Eastern Caribbean, assesses the impact and influence of their policies and activities, and examines the way in which both associations and land-use patterns have evolved since the 1960s. Survival by Association addresses an issue of crucial importance not only for the banana growers of the Eastern Caribbean but for all developing countries whose economies are in jeopardy as a result of major realignments in patterns of world trade.

Contents:

Tables

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-354) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85370-8

9786612853708

0-7735-6577-9

OCLC:

929121839