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

By: DeSombre, Elizabeth R.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2006Description: xi, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Shipping -- Government policy | Shipping -- Standards | Globalization | CompetitionGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 343.09/65 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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.

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

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.