Mariners and Markets
Charles Poor Kindleberger;Engelstalige Hardcover met stofomslag. Als nieuw. Like New.
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.
Aantal beschikbaar:
1
Staat:
Als nieuw
ISBN:
Taal:
en
Jaar van uitgifte:
1992
Uitgever:
New York University Press
Druk:
1st edition
Magazijn locatie:
H24P931B
Boeknummer:
239224
Pagina's:
109