Managing Decline: The Political Economy of British Shipping in the 1930s

This paper looks at the decline of the formerly omnipotent British mercantile marine between the 2 world wars and the challenges this decline presented to successive British governments. Several packages of financial aid were made available to ship owners but they were limited in scope and did little to improve the trade's underlying competitive position. In turn, this reflected the complex nature of the trade's problems; the unwillingness of the ship owners to accept that they were in any way to blame for a faltering commercial performance, and fears of government concerning the potential cost of propping up the marine industry.

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• Authors:
  • Greaves, Julian
• Publication Date: 2007-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 57-74
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport History
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Limited
  • ISSN: 0022-5266
  • EISSN: 1759-3999
  • Serial URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jth

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: History; Merchant fleet operation; Merchant marine; Ocean shipping; Policy analysis; Shipping; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: History; Marine Transportation; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01049774
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 25 2007 10:34AM