Considering the overthrow of President Jacobo Arbenz in Guatemala in 1954 with the support of the U.S. in support of the coup United Fruit Co. For the past half century, United Fruit was built a large vertically integrated business tropical fruits, which owned large plantations of bananas in the "banana republics" of Central America, including Guatemala. Examines the impact and role of United Fruit in Guatemala's economy, one of the poorest in the world, and the reasons for the growing hostility towards the company, which led to Arbenz agricultural policy reforms to redistribute some of the land held by United Fruit. The United States, which are considered Arbenz as a pro-communist, supported by United Fruit in the context of the Cold War. "Hide
by Jeffrey J. Jones, Marcelo Bucheli Source: HBS 21 pages. Publication Date: May 27, 2005. Prod. #: 805146-PDF-ENG
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