00955nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000260001724500840004326000090012752006550013658300190079194200060081099900170081620260716043327.0  aGROSSMAN, Lawrence S.  aBritish aid and Windwards bananas : the case of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  c1994  aPresents an outline of the history of the Windwards banana industry, providing the context for understanding chronic aid dependency.  Considers the case of aid to St. Vincent and the Grenadines to illustrate patterns of assistance to the Windwards. Highlights the point that without continual infusions of British aid, the financially weak Windward banana industry would have collapsed, irrespective of the protection afforded by the preferential market.  Asserts that British aid has also acted as a subsidy to Geest Industries, by enabling the company to pay the Windwards less for bananas than was necessary to ensure the survival of the industry.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR  cA  c44951d44951