Global markets : the internationalization of the sea transport industries since 1850 / edited by David J. Starkey and Gelina Harlaftis.
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TextSeries: Research in maritime history ; no. 14.Publisher: St. John's, Newfoundland : International Maritime Economic History Association, 1998Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 423 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781786949196 (ebook)Subject(s): Merchant marine -- History | Merchant marine -- Japan -- History | Shipping -- History | Shipping -- Japan -- History | Globalization -- HistoryAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 387.5 LOC classification: HE735 | .G57 1998Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: This book is concerned with the role played by the sea transport industries in the development of global markets. It claims that the sea transport industry in fundamentally intrinsic to the political and economic interactions between nations. It seeks to demonstrate that the elements of shipping, internationalisation, and globalisation are intertwined. The purpose of this journal is to trace the development and examine the consequences of globalisation as it relates to maritime history. The four main issues under consideration are:- information networks and cooperation in transoceanic shipping; the expansion of markets; technological change; and the adaptability of entrepreneurs, institutions, and nation states to changing business environments. Geographically, the focus of the contributing essays splits between Europe and Japan.
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This book is concerned with the role played by the sea transport industries in the development of global markets. It claims that the sea transport industry in fundamentally intrinsic to the political and economic interactions between nations. It seeks to demonstrate that the elements of shipping, internationalisation, and globalisation are intertwined. The purpose of this journal is to trace the development and examine the consequences of globalisation as it relates to maritime history. The four main issues under consideration are:- information networks and cooperation in transoceanic shipping; the expansion of markets; technological change; and the adaptability of entrepreneurs, institutions, and nation states to changing business environments. Geographically, the focus of the contributing essays splits between Europe and Japan.
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