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100 _aWELCH, Barbara
245 _aBanana dependency : albatross or liferaft for the Windwards.
260 _c1994
520 _aExamines 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.
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