- Title Pages
- Series Editor's Foreword
- About the Author
- Preface
- Figure and Tables
-
Chapter 1 The Problem Defined -
Chapter 2 High Water: The Pre-1914 Period -
Chapter 3 War and Reconstruction -
Chapter 4 The Troubled Years: The Interwar Period -
Chapter 5 Nationalism in Shipping in the Interwar Years -
Chapter 6 The Birth of the Liberty -
Chapter 7 The Prosperous Age: The Postwar Period -
Chapter 8 Enemies of Competition in the Postwar Years -
Chapter 9 Flags of Convenience -
Chapter 10 Economics of Shipping Enterprises1 -
Chapter 11 Shipowning and Resource Allocation -
Chapter 12 Labour Relations and Labour Costs -
Chapter 13 The Conference System -
Chapter 14 The Structure of the British Industry -
Chapter 15 The Question Answered - Epilogue: The Future
- Appendix: The Contribution of British Shipping to the Balance of Payments
- Bibliography
- Index
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The Problem Defined
The Problem Defined
- Chapter:
- (p.1) Chapter 1 The Problem Defined
- Source:
- British Shipping and World Competition
- Author(s):
S.G. Sturmey
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
This chapter introduces the journal and its approach to the question of why the British shipping industry declined at tremendous rate between 1900 and 1960. It outlines the possible answers - the change in economy; international competition; factors outside of shipping; and internal decision-making - and how they will be addressed in subsequent chapters. It provides an overview of both British and international growth performances over the period, and defines the statistical parameters of the study - tonnage is measured in gross tonnage; British shipping is limited to ocean shipping and excludes coastal shipping.
Keywords: Shipping Tonnage, British Ocean Shipping, Shipping Statistics, Maritime Britain
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- Title Pages
- Series Editor's Foreword
- About the Author
- Preface
- Figure and Tables
-
Chapter 1 The Problem Defined -
Chapter 2 High Water: The Pre-1914 Period -
Chapter 3 War and Reconstruction -
Chapter 4 The Troubled Years: The Interwar Period -
Chapter 5 Nationalism in Shipping in the Interwar Years -
Chapter 6 The Birth of the Liberty -
Chapter 7 The Prosperous Age: The Postwar Period -
Chapter 8 Enemies of Competition in the Postwar Years -
Chapter 9 Flags of Convenience -
Chapter 10 Economics of Shipping Enterprises1 -
Chapter 11 Shipowning and Resource Allocation -
Chapter 12 Labour Relations and Labour Costs -
Chapter 13 The Conference System -
Chapter 14 The Structure of the British Industry -
Chapter 15 The Question Answered - Epilogue: The Future
- Appendix: The Contribution of British Shipping to the Balance of Payments
- Bibliography
- Index
- Marquis Book Printing Inc.
