Shipping enterprise and management 1830-1939 : Harrisons of Liverpool / Francis E. Hyde, with contributions from J.R. Harris and A.M. Bourn
1967, 1st edition. Liverpool : Liverpool U.P. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #386569
Physical description; 208 pp., frontispiece, plates (including portraits), tables, 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; The pattern of partnership, 1830-84 -- The organization of the oceanic trades: New Orleans and Calcutta -- The organization of the oceanic trades: West Indies, Mexico and Brazil -- Conference agreements and freight rates: the Indian trade -- Competition, conferences and freight rates: the South African trade -- Finance and policy, 1885-1914 -- Decline and growth in the trades, 1919-29 -- Decision-taking in years of fluctuation and depression, 1924-39 -- The allocation of resources and the strength of management. Subjects; Harrison, Thomas 1606-1660. Charente Steamship Company Ltd. T. & J. Harrison Limited. Shipping Great Britain. Sea transport.
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