Chapter 1. The Octopus

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Abbreviations vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. The Octopus 7
6. Chapter 2. El Pulpo’s South American Rivals 20
7. Chapter 3. Never a Banana Republic 38
8. Chapter 4. Good Governance, for a Change 53
9. Chapter 5. South American Entrepreneurs Go Global 69
10. Chapter 6. Keeping Up with Technological Advances 89
11. Chapter 7. Agrarian Reform, Unionization, and a Policy Tilt Against Agriculture 106
12. Chapter 8. Resurgence 125
13. Chapter 9. The Environmental Impact 145
14. Chapter 10. Continuing Challenges, New Risks 157
15. Chapter 11. Creative Destruction? 174
16. Appendix: Ecuadorian Banana Production and Exports, 1961–2013 181
17. Notes 183
18. References 201
19. Index 209
20. Acknowledgments 215