Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Workers around the World: Case Studies 1950-2010
Year: 2017 Language: english Author: Raquel Varela, et al. Genre: Handbook Publisher: Amsterdam University Press ISBN: 9789462981157 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 749 Description: Maritime trade is the backbone of the world’s economy. Around ninety percent of all goods are transported by ship, and since World War II, shipbuilding has undergone major changes in response to new commercial pressures and opportunities. Early British dominance, for example, was later undermined in the 1950s by competition from the Japanese, who have since been overtaken by South Korea and, most recently, China. The case studies in this volume trace these and other important developments in the shipbuilding and ship repair industries, as well as workers’ responses to these historic transformations.
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Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Workers around the World: Case Studies 1950-2010
Language: english
Author: Raquel Varela, et al.
Genre: Handbook
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 9789462981157
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 749
Description: Maritime trade is the backbone of the world’s economy. Around ninety percent of all goods are transported by ship, and since World War II, shipbuilding has undergone major changes in response to new commercial pressures and opportunities. Early British dominance, for example, was later undermined in the 1950s by competition from the Japanese, who have since been overtaken by South Korea and, most recently, China. The case studies in this volume trace these and other important developments in the shipbuilding and ship repair industries, as well as workers’ responses to these historic transformations.
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