China's Rise to Commercial Maritime Power - Couverture rigide

Heine, Irwin Millard

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0313264546 ISBN 13 : 9780313264542

Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1989

Synopsis

China's waning interest in maritime activities, from the late 15th century on, ended when the People's Republic of China came to power in 1949. The new government, with few shipping and shipbuilding resources, took 12 years to initiate, in 1961, a maritime program for a national flag merchant marine. Within 26 years, in 1987, China ranked ninth in tonnage of ocean-going merchant ships and fourth in commercial shipbuilding among the world's maritime countries--a remarkable achievement unequaled by any other nation in peacetime.

China's Rise to Commercial Maritime Power examines the forces that have brought China to her present competitive commercial maritime status as well as the forces that will enhance that position in the future. While not concerned with China's naval policy or shipping and shipbuilding history, the study focuses on recent maritime accords to advance China's interests and her current maritime policy. A little-known aspect of the policy is her flag of convenience fleet of almost four million tons operating world-wide by her wholly owned subsidiary shipping companies registered in Hong Kong, Panama, and Liberia. A major contribution to the study of China and her surge to world-class status in shipping and shipbuilding, this study, augmented throughout by numerous tables and a chart, will be of special interest to students and scholars of Chinese studies, economics, and economic history.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

IRWIN MILLARD HEINE's association with American and international maritime matters extends over a period of 50 years. He was Chief Economist and Statistician of the Maritime Administration from 1953 to 1965, after which he became MarAd's Chief for International Maritime Affairs. Since his retirement from government service in 1970, Mr. Heine has been a consultant on maritime and international trade matters to government agencies and private organizations. He is the author of 45 articles, monographs, and books on American, Chinese and Russian maritime activities. An honors graduate of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, he holds the M.B.A. degree from that University, which also awarded him its Penfield Traveling Scholarship in international affairs.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Praeger Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0313264546
• ISBN 13: 9780313264542
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 193
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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