Works Cited

Part 1 – Global Value Chain

Raynolds, Laura T. "Institutionalizing Flexibility: A comparative Analysis of Fordist and Post Foridst Models of third World Agro-Export Production." P.150 in Gary Gereffi and Miguel Korzeniewicz (eds.), Commodity Chains and Global Capitalism. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1994.

Roche, Julian. The International Banana Trade.  Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Ltd and CRC Press, 1998.

Part 2 – International Trade

FAOSTAT Database Gateway. http://apps.fao.org/default.htm. 3/5/00.

Kastelle, Adelien van de. "The Banana Chain – The Macro Economics of the Banana Trade". http://bananas.agoranet.be/MacroEconomics.htm. 3/5/00.

Roche, Julian. The International Banana Trade.  Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Ltd and CRC Press, 1998.

 

Part 3 – Corporate Power

http://www.chiquita.com/
http://www.dole.com/company/index.ghtml
http://www.dole.com/worldwide/namerica.ghtml
http://www.dole.com/company/finance/index.ghtml
http://www.dole.com/company/press/index.ghtml
http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=FDP&script=2100
http://www.freshdelmonte.com/history.cfm
http://www.freshdelmonte.com/in_the_news.cfm
http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/000330/bbb.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/fin/l/c/cqb.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/p/c/cqb.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/p/d/dol.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/p/d/dlm.html

Part 4 – New and Changing Technologies

Banana, Breeding, and Biotechnology – Commodity Advances Through Banana Improvement Project Research, 1994-1998. Ed. Gabrielle J. Persley and Pamela George. Washington D.C.: The World Bank, 1999

Banana Improvement – Research Challenges and Opportunities. Ed. Gabrielle J. persley and Pamela George. Washington D.C.: The World Bank, 1996.

Part 5 – Political Determinants

"Banana Wars: A trade fight over fruit threatens to spread to other food groups, clothes and even hobbies". Time, Feb 8, 1999 v153 i5 p42.

"How to Become a Top Banana". Time. Feb 7, 2000 vol 155 n5.

"The Beef over Bananas" The Economist (US). March 6, 1999 v350 i8109 p65.

"The Hidden Life of Bananas". Sierra, Sept-Oct 1998 v83 n5 p62(2). copyright 2000 Gale Group.

 

Part 6 – Global Standards

Banana GATT Case. http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/banana.htm

Roche, Julian. The International Banana Trade.  Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing Ltd and CRC Press, 1998.


"Smart Banana" Program Makes Headway. http://www.pbs.org/tal/costa_rica/res2/costbanana.html

Thiele, Stefan and Emaus, Foro. Bananas: A Danger to Human Health and the Environment
http://www.greens.org/s-r/17/17-10.html


Umana, Gilberth B.  Working conditions in Latin America Banana Plantations.  International Banana Conference, Brussels 4-6 May 1998 Conference Document.