The World's Key Industry [electronic resource] : History and Economics of International Shipping /
Harlaftis, G.editor.
Tenold, S.editor.
Valdaliso, J.editor.
Maritime transport has been the main driver of trade growth, and the emergence and development of a global economy. This collection of essays from distinguished economists and historians takes an international and comparative perspective, covering topics ranging from technological advance and the role of the state to maritime business development.
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Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Notes on the Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Lewis R. Fischer and the Progress of Maritime Economic History; 3 Shipping and Staple Economies in the Periphery; 4 An Appraisal of the Progress of the Steamship in the Nineteenth Century; 5 The Advantages of Water Carriage: Scale Economies and Shipping Technology, c. 1870-2000; 6 Building the Networks of Trade: Perspectives on Twentieth-Century Maritime History; 7 The Development of Commercial Infrastructure for World Shipping
8 Government and the British Shipping Industry in the Later Twentieth Century9 Why They are Tall and We are Small! Competition between Antwerp and Rotterdam in the Twentieth Century; 10 Institutional Path Dependence in Port Regulation: A Comparison of New Zealand and Australia; 11 China's Seaport Development during the Early Open Door Policy Period, 1978-2002; 12 Private Companies, Culture and Place in the Development of Hull's Maritime Business Sector, c.1860-1914; 13 Risks and Rewards: The Business of Norwegian Shipping
14 Business Groups and Entrepreneurial Families in Southern Europe: Comparing Greek and Spanish Shipowners in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries15 Epilogue: A Key Industry or an Invisible Industry?; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Maritime transport has been the main driver of trade growth, and the emergence and development of a global economy. This collection of essays from distinguished economists and historians takes an international and comparative perspective, covering topics ranging from technological advance and the role of the state to maritime business development.
Industrial organization.
Economic history.
International economics.
Transportation.
Trade.
Business.
Commerce.
Industries.
Industrial Organization.
Economic History.
International Economics.
Transportation.
Trade.
Industries.