Map of St. Lucia

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF FIGURES viii
4. LIST OF TABLES ix
5. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS x
6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xii
7. Map of St. Lucia xvi
8. Chapter One — LINKING THE PERSONAL, THE LOCAL, AND THE GLOBAL 1
9. Chapter Two — AN ISLAND IN HISTORY 17
10. Chapter Three — BANANANOMICS Work and Identity among Island Growers 41
11. Chapter Four — ST. LUCIA IN THE GLOBAL BANANA TRADE 65
12. Chapter Five — BANANA POLITICS 95
13. Chapter Six — PRIVATIZATION AND FRAGMENTATION 110
14. Chapter Seven — SURVIVORS 129
15. Chapter Eight — DESPERATE TIMES, DESPERATE MEASURES 153
16. Chapter Nine — FAIR TRADE IN DISCOURSE AND PRACTICE 172
17. Chapter Ten — FAIR TRADE AND CONVENTIONAL FARMING IN THE MABOUYA VALLEY 194
18. Chapter Eleven — CONCLUSION A New World or a New Kind of Dependence? 220
19. REFERENCES 230
20. INDEX 243