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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828265203321

Autore

DeSombre Elizabeth R

Titolo

Flagging standards : globalization and environmental, safety, and labor regulations at sea / / Elizabeth R. DeSombre

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2006

ISBN

1-282-09784-9

9786612097843

0-262-27161-3

1-4294-1868-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xi, 308 p. : ill

Disciplina

343.09/65

Soggetti

Shipping - Government policy

Shipping - Standards

Globalization

Competition

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-298) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.