For decades, United Fruit Company exploited banana workers across its Latin American plantations, except in Costa Rica. Why?

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Chad P. Bown (Peterson Institute for International Economics) hosts a podcast about the economics of international trade and policy. From trade wars to trade deals, this podcast covers trade developments with insights and economic analysis from one of the world's top trade geeks.

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