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Survival by association : supply management landscapes of the eastern Caribbean

Title: Survival by association : supply management landscapes of the eastern Caribbean / Barbara M. Welch.
Author: Welch, Barbara M. (Barbara Marian), 1940-
Publication: Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996.

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xx, 364 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Subject

Banana growers > Antilles, Lesser > History
Land use, Rural > Antilles, Lesser > History > 20th century
Banana trade > Antilles, Lesser > History > 20th century
Banane > Commerce > Caraïbes (Région)
Caraïbes (Région) > Conditions économiques > 1945-

Bibliography (note)

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

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. The Economic Context of Eastern Caribbean Banana Industries -- 3. The Character of Land Occupancy -- 4. The Environmental Context of Banana Production in the Eastern Caribbean -- 5. Methods of Production and Disposal -- 6. Institutional Structures: the Origins, History and Character of Eastern Caribbean Banana Growers' Associations -- 7. Banana Cultivation: Aims, Activities and Impact of Island Growers' Associations -- 8. Banana Growers' Association Intervention in Packing, Transport and Marketing -- 9. The Fourth Dimension -- 10. Conclusion -- 11. Postscript, 1995: Butter Mountain, Wine Lake, Banana Reef? -- Appendix: Questionnaire Used in Farm Survey.

ISBN

0773513701 (acid-free paper in U.S.)

LCCN

97159433

OCLC

35328964

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Columbia University Libraries