From Library Journal
De la Pedraja offers a comprehensive study of the governmental and private policies that have led to dominance of the shipping lanes by U.S. companies at various times during this century--and to the virtual disappearance of U.S. shipping in recent decades. He illustrates how U.S. shipping lines, which often led the way with such innovations as oil-fired steamships and container shipping, have squandered their position of leadership through bad decisions at all levels. The author's principal question is whether the United States ought to have a coherent policy toward merchant shipping, as European and Asian countries have historically. He has documented his subject well, and his writing style makes the volume of information readily accessible. Recommended for academic libraries and large public collections.
- Joseph C. Toschik, San Jose P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Joseph C. Toschik, San Jose P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
