Feed the animals, clean the barn, bale the hay, go to the market, or even hunt for dinner.
Unstable ... or under the rule of a dictator ... or both.
The idea of the term "banana republic" is that the small nation is economically dependent on one product (such as bananas) and is typically not truly a "republic." The term "banana republic" was introduced in 1901 by American author O.Henry to describe Honduras and other Latin American countries that were being exploited by corporations like the United Fruit Company.
They brought the colonists together and changed their view on British rule, eventually leading to the independence of the Americas.
