Richard L. Bernal Livres

Share the classics from your childhood with your own child with this book full of amazing stories.

Focusing on the WTO US-EU banana dispute, the narrative centers on Chiquita Brands International and its influence on U.S. trade policy during the Clinton administration. The book explores how Chiquita lobbied for the dismantling of the EU's preferential banana import regime, which significantly impacted the small English-speaking Caribbean nations reliant on banana exports for economic stability. Ultimately, the pursuit of this policy proved detrimental to U.S. national security interests in the region, highlighting the complex interplay between corporate influence and international trade.

The success of Jamaica's impact on U.S. foreign policy proves that it is possible for a small, developing country to influence a superpower. Issues and experiences that are documented and analyzed in this book illustrate the issues of critical importance concerning the relations between large, powerful countries and small states.