Mariners and Markets - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0814746446 ISBN 13 : 9780814746448

Editeur : New York University Press, 1992

Synopsis

In this volume, eminent economist Charles Kindleberger sets out to challenge the widespread belief that the market for seafarers, in the days before steam, was efficient, conforming more or less to a strong prior belief in the neo-classical economic model of supply and demand.
Maritime history is traditionally strewn with references to crimping or shanghaiing, naval press-gangs, desertion, mutiny, marooning and shipwrecks due to drunkenness or negligence. In contrast, Kindleberger examines issues of recruitment and pay, the treatment of seamen, and the question of government intervention and its impact on efficiency, in the engaging narrative style that is his trademark.
Offering an original and informative account of the markets for seafarers in the age of sail, Mariners and Markets will be welcomed by economic and maritime historians alike.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Charles P. Kindelberger is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: New York University Press
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0814746446
• ISBN 13: 9780814746448
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Éditeur: Kindleberger Charles Poor
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible