{"product_id":"globalized-fruit-local-entrepreneurs-9780812248074","title":"Globalized Fruit Local Entrepreneurs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlobalized Fruit, Local Entrepreneurs focuses on the role played by local growers and exporters in Ecuador, which has been the world's leading banana exporter for more than sixty years without ever being dominated by foreign corporations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Based on sound historical and contemporary assessment, \u003ci\u003eGlobalized Fruit, Local Entrepreneurs\u003c\/i\u003e refreshingly corrects conventional wisdom about the banana industry.\" * Joachim von Braun, University of Bonn *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGlobalized Fruit, Local Entrepreneurs\u003c\/i\u003e is an entertaining and insightful work providing a synthetic, alternative history of the banana industry.\" * Paul Sabin, Yale University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Acronyms and Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. The Octopus\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. El Pulpo's South American Rivals\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Never a Banana Republic\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Good Governance, for a Change\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. South American Entrepreneurs Go Global\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Keeping Up with Technological Advances\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Agrarian Reform, Unionization, and a Policy Tilt Against Agriculture\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. Ecuador's Resurgence\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. The Environmental Impact\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Continuing Challenges, New Risks\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. Creative Destruction?\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Ecuadorian Banana Production and Exports, 1961 to 2013\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MT - University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038401429847,"sku":"9780812248074","price":49.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812248074.jpg?v=1750940216","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/globalized-fruit-local-entrepreneurs-9780812248074","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}