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Maritime Economics 3e
Martin Stopford
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Description for Maritime Economics 3e
Paperback. For 5000 years shipping has served the world economy and it provides a sophisticated transport service to every part of the globe. This title uses historical and theoretical analysis as the framework for a practical explanation of how shipping works. Num Pages: 840 pages, 126 black & white tables, 198 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KNGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 177 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1628.
For 5000 years shipping has served the world economy and today it provides a sophisticated transport service to every part of the globe. Yet despite its economic complexity, shipping retains much of the competitive cut and thrust of the perfect market of classical economics. This blend of sophisticated logistics and larger than life entrepreneurs makes it a unique case study of classical economics in a modern setting. The enlarged and substantially rewritten Maritime Economics uses historical and theoretical analysis as the framework for a practical explanation of how shipping works today. Whilst retaining ... Read more
For 5000 years shipping has served the world economy and today it provides a sophisticated transport service to every part of the globe. Yet despite its economic complexity, shipping retains much of the competitive cut and thrust of the perfect market of classical economics. This blend of sophisticated logistics and larger than life entrepreneurs makes it a unique case study of classical economics in a modern setting. The enlarged and substantially rewritten Maritime Economics uses historical and theoretical analysis as the framework for a practical explanation of how shipping works today. Whilst retaining ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
840
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
1600g
Number of Pages
816
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415275583
SKU
V9780415275583
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-12
About Martin Stopford
Martin Stopford has enjoyed a distinguished career in the shipping industry as Director of Business Development with British Shipbuilders, Global Shipping Economist with the Chase Manhattan Bank N.A., Chief Executive of Lloyds Maritime Information Services; Managing Director of Clarkson Research Services and an executive Director of Clarksons PLC. He lectures regularly at Cambridge Academy of Transport and is a Visiting ... Read more
Reviews for Maritime Economics 3e
'This is a splendid book, well illustrated, with plenty of technical explanation as to the hardware employed by this fascinating industry. It deserves to be at the elbow of all those who pretend to any knowledge of the amazing maritime world we cheerfully inhabit.' - Michael Grey, Lloyd's List Maritime Economics is an exceptionally well-written ... Read more