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The Vestey Cattle Enterprise and the Regime of Juan Vicente Gómez, 1908–1935

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2003

DOUG YARRINGTON
DOUG YARRINGTON
Affiliation:
Doug Yarrington is Assistant Professor in the History Department at Colorado State University, Fort Collins.
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Abstract

This article seeks to expand our understanding of the dynamics of the Gómez regime and of its treatment of foreign investment by examining its relationship with a large British enterprise engaged in ranching and frozen meat exports. The company and the regime established mutually beneficial relationships during the First World War, but when the tighter market conditions of the post-war period obliged the company to restrict its purchases of cattle from Gómez, he forced the company to end its exports. The regime's treatment of the Vestey enterprise thus offers a vivid contrast to its treatment of foreign oil companies.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Latin American Studies , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , February 2003 , pp. 89 - 115
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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