Enforcing Business Contracts in South America
The United Fruit Company and Colombian Banana Planters in the Twentieth Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9622337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcelo Bucheli (0000-0001-6897-941X, Universidad de los Andes, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 78 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 181-212 |
| Publication date | 2004-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Business History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/25096865 |
| OpenAlex | W2140186410 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 16 |
In the first half of the twentieth century, the United Fruit Company, based in Boston, Massachusetts, created an impressive network that produced bananas in Colombia for distribution to the U.S. market. The company grew its own fruit but relied as well on local entrepreneurs. United Fruit imposed draconian contracts on the growers, forcing them to trade on terms that were very favorable to the company. These practices set the standards for other exporters operating in the country, even those based in Colombia
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |