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