Manual of Ship Subsidies (Classic Reprint): An Historical Summary of the Systems of All Nations - Couverture souple

Bacon, Edwin M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333273126 ISBN 13 : 9781333273125

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How governments financed ships and routes shaped naval power and world trade

This book surveys the long arc of maritime subsidies, laws, and subsidies programs from medieval England to modern times. It shows how nations used financial incentives to build fleets, protect routes, and influence global commerce. The narrative compares major powers and their approaches to supporting ships, ports, and navigation. It details the evolution of chartered economies, the rise of national fleets, and the way subsidies affected competition at sea. Expect clear explanations of laws, treaties, and government programs that steered maritime policy for centuries.

• See how Great Britain’s maritime statutes and the Great Maritime Charter influenced shipbuilding and naval power
• Understand early navigation laws, bounties, and reciprocal treaties that reshaped overseas trade
• Learn how different countries used mail subsidies, construction bounties, and navigation aids
• Compare the strategies of major maritime nations including the United States, Spain, Russia, and the Nordic states

Ideal for readers of maritime history, economic policy, and the globalization of trade who want a concise, well-documented overview of how subsidies moved ships and routes across the seas.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

It is a manual of facts and not of opinions. The authors aim has been to present impartially the facts as they appear, without color or prejudice, with a view to providing a practical manual of information and ready reference. He has gathered the material from documentary sources as far as practicable, and from recognized authorities, American and foreign, on the general history of the rise and progress of the mercantile marine of the world as well as on the special topic of ship subsidies. These sources and authorities are named in the footnotes, and volume and page given so that reference can easily be made to them for details impossible to give in the contracted space to which this manual is necessarily confined. E. M. B. BOSTON, MASS. September 1, 1911.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333273126
• ISBN 13: 9781333273125
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 105
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