16.Where did banana republics get their name?

Banana Republics is many times referred to as the poor and politically unstable country of Honduras. With its long lasting economy developed through exporting fruits, Honduras exports bananas and many other fruits even till today.The term banana republic originally comes from the book "Cabbages and Kings" written by O.Henry who spent this early adulthood in Honduras and spending his live in prison where he hit the bottle and died at a young age. Although the term might evoke images of tropical and agrarian country, the meaning is deeper than what it seems. As United States of America got indolent of growing unsavory fruits in its chilly land, It decide to import fruits from Honduras which were cheaper and sweeter by far in the 19th century. The United Fruit company moved into Honduras to build ports and railways for the importing process to happen smoothly. The company supported the country by providing weapons in coups tat the country got involved in and, thus, prospering massively under the new president. Hence the real meaning to banana republics is : a country where the government is altered by foreign enterprise. Fruit enterprise is not the only aspect that  is altering the country's government. Cocaine has recently been a big alter-err of the country which many pushy businessman have negotiated for it to become the main agricultural crop from Honduras. It seems like the country is leading its way to a dead end.

I was very glad to find an article so relevant to the subject we learned in class last week. This essay is mainly to entangle the ambiguous definition of "banana republics." The author goes on a good start as he explains the origin of the word. The essay goes on to explain that banana republics actually has a negative connotation that it means a country whose government is altered by international affairs. The neutral tone of the essay served to cover the obvious definition of the word. The author did a very good job in writing this essay very simply and comprehensibly. His approach to the general public was amusing.

http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2013/11/economist-explains-16