Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Figures xiii
5. Preface xv
6. Acronyms xix
7. Introduction 1
8. The Economic Context of Eastern Caribbean Banana Industries 21
9. The Character of Land Occupancy 42
10. The Environmental Context of Banana Production in the Eastern Caribbean 74
11. Methods of Production and Disposal 131
12. Institutional Structures: The Origins, History, and Character of Eastern Caribbean Banana Growers’ Associations 144
13. Banana Cultivation: Aims, Activities and Impact of Island Growers’ Associations 163
14. Banana Growers’ Association Intervention in Packing, Transport, and Marketing 202
15. The Fourth Dimension 238
16. Conclusion 296
17. Postcript, 1995: Butter Mountain, Wine Lake, Banana Reef? 323
18. Questionnaire Used in Farm Survey, Dominica, St Lucia, Martinique and Guadeloupe, 1966-67 and 1970 333
19. Bibliography 341
20. Index 355