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Why sugar? I'm don't know for US but back in the time sugar was one of the most valuable commodites exported from the new world to Europe this backed the rise of a strong oligarchy capable of much political hassle and somewhat they manged to survive to today. This is special true where plantations was (and still are) a thing

jean
– jean

2018-06-08 17:31:29 +00:00
Commented Jun 8, 2018 at 17:31
@jean Thanks for the comment. If you have sources which explain how powerful sugar oligopolies survived to modern times, I'd love to include that information in this answer.

lazarusL
– lazarusL

2018-06-08 19:43:14 +00:00
Commented Jun 8, 2018 at 19:43
I expect it dates back a lot further: to the 1600s, the sugarcane plantations in the Caribbean, and economic competition between the Spanish, the French, the Dutch, and the British.

Mark
– Mark

2018-06-11 20:06:30 +00:00
Commented Jun 11, 2018 at 20:06

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