| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 308 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-298) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: international standards at sea -- Globalization, competition, and convergence: racing to the middle? -- Exclusion as incentive: the power of clubs -- Ships and states: the evolution of flags of convenience -- Port state control -- The International Transport Workers Federation and labor standards -- Regional fisheries management organizations and trade restrictions -- Industry self-governance -- Ships, states, and sovereignty. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
Examines the relationship between globalization and environmental, safety, and labor standards in the context of the shipping industry and explores the extent to which international competition affects regulatory standards. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shipping -- Government policy.
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Shipping -- Government policy. |
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Shipping. |
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Shipping -- Standards.
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Shipping -- Standards. |
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Globalization.
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Globalization. |
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Competition.
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Competition. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: DeSombre, Elizabeth R. Flagging standards. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2006 0262042347 0262541904 (DLC) 2006044862 (OCoLC)65407753 |
| ISBN |
9780262271615 (electronic book) |
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0262271613 (electronic book) |
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1282097849 |
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9781282097841 |
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0262042347 (alkaline paper) |
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9780262042345 (alkaline paper) |
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0262541904 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780262541909 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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