Flagging standards globalization and environmental, safety, and labor regulations at sea / [electronic resource] :
Elizabeth R. DeSombre.
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2006.
- xi, 308 p. : ill.
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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