Mariners and Markets by Charles Poor Kindleberger
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.
Charles P. Kindelberger is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780814746448 |
| ISBN 10 | 0814746446 |
| Title | Mariners and Markets |
| Author | Charles Poor Kindleberger |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Prentice Hall Europe (a Pearson Education company) |
| Year published | 1992-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 232 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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