Edward Elgar Publishing International Handbook of Maritime Economics

This timely and comprehensive new Handbook brings together an unrivaled group of distinguished scholars and practitioners to provide in-depth analysis and a contemporary perspective on a wide-ranging array of topics in maritime economics. Inherently global in nature, the economics of the maritime sector has proved pivotal in facilitating globalization and international trade. This Handbook offers a unique and indispensable source of reference and information for researchers, students and practitioners interested in the relationship between these developments and maritime markets. This well-documented Handbook will appeal to postgraduate students of maritime studies, international business, international trade, economics and marine technology. Managers and workers within the maritime sector will also find much to interest them in this book. Contributors: A.H. Alizadeh, C. Barros, H. Benamara, A.S. Bergantino, R. Bergqvist, P. Cariou, K. Cullinane, A. Fox, M. Fusillo, D. Glen, M.M. González, H. Haralambides, J. Hoffmann, M. Hussain, A. Jensen, M.G. Kavussanos, P. Kent, J. Kronbak, N. Lambertides, F. Medda, E. Musso, N. Nomikos, T. Notteboom, P. Panayides, S. Pettit, N. Peypoch, R.J. Sanchez, D.-P. Song, W. Talley, L. Trujillo, A.E. Tsekrekos, V. Valentine, J. van Dalen, E. van Drunen, A. Veenstra, S. Veldman, G. Wilmsmeier, S.-H. Woo, Q. Zhang