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BANANA POLICY‐MAKING IN THE ERA OF DEMOCRATIZATION
Author(s) -
Rich Paul,
Reyes Guillermo De Los
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1998.tb00784.x
Subject(s) - latin americans , internationalization , democratization , competition (biology) , cold war , politics , political science , commercial policy , economics , international trade , political economy , economy , democracy , law , ecology , biology
With the end of the Cold War, the focus of policy studies about Latin America have begun to change. Latin American banana politics are a good example. The history of the banana trade supports the general observations of policy mavens developed over the years about the internationalization of monopolies, the manipulation of markets, and the restriction of competition.