00650nam a2200121Ia 4500 20260716043327.0 WELCH, Barbara Banana dependency : albatross or liferaft for the Windwards. 1994 Examines the internal and external factors that have created and sustained the banana industry, and its relationship with the economic situation and prospects of the islands as a whole. Focuses on Dominica and Saint Lucia. Contends that while there are no realistic alternatives, governments and individual farmers should remain alert and open to promising alternatives. 3/7/00 M2LMGR A 44952 44952