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Fink explores both how political and economic ends are reflected in maritime labor regulations and how agents of reform--including governments, trade unions, and global standard-setting authorities--grappled with the problems of applying land-based, national principles and regulations of labor disci...

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Main Author: Fink, Leon, 1948-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina, [2011]
Subjects:
Merchant mariners > History.
Merchant marine > History.
Business.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Fink explores both how political and economic ends are reflected in maritime labor regulations and how agents of reform--including governments, trade unions, and global standard-setting authorities--grappled with the problems of applying land-based, national principles and regulations of labor discipline and management to the sea-going labor force.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (278 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780807877807 (electronic bk.)
0807877808 (electronic bk.)