| Struggling for Leadership: Antwerp-Rotterdam Port Competition Between 1870 -2000 2003 Edition Contributor(s): Loyen, Reginald (Editor), Buyst, Erik (Editor), Devos, Greta (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3790815241 ISBN-13: 9783790815245 Publisher: Physica-Verlag OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2002 Annotation: The ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam, both located in close proximity of each other in the Low Countries and sharing virtually the same hinterland, have been eagerly competing for market shares since the late nineteenth century. This intense struggle strongly influenced the development of both competitors. This volume offers a virtually complete survey of existing economic as well as historical research into the development of the seaports of Antwerp and Rotterdam (1870-2000). It contains new contributions on three themes: port throughput, port authorities and port users. Each of these topics is discussed from a local and international point of view. The problem-oriented approach results in a fascinating comparative and multidisciplinary study. Since new research results have been combined with established theories, the volume is a major reference and provides the ideal platform for further research. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship - Business & Economics | Economics - General - Transportation |
| Dewey: 387.109 |
| LCCN: 2003275610 |
| Series: Contributions to Economics |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 6.46" W x 9.22" (1.16 lbs) 338 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The present volume contains the proceedings of an international conference on the economic history of the seaports of Antwerp and Rotterdam (1870-2000). This venue was held at Antwerp on 10-11 May 2001 and was hosted by the Antwerp Port Authority. This international conference aimed at confronting the development of both ports. In the course of the last century and a half, economic growth in the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam has been staggering. Maritime economic historians, economists and geographers alike have investigated the development of both ports extensively, but separately. So far, only a limited number of attempts have been made to analyse Rotterdam-Antwerp port history from a comparative perspective. The papers presented at the conference provide a challenging starting point to - certain how and why both ports reacted differently to virtually the same economic and political stimuli. By bringing together both historians, economists and lawyers with different fields of interest, we have attempted to put the history of the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam in a broader international and comparative perspective. |
