Struggling for Leadership: Antwerp-Rotterdam Port Competition between 1870 –2000

Struggling for Leadership: Antwerp-Rotterdam Port Competition between 1870 –2000

Author: Reginald Loyen

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 3642574858

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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.


The World's Key Industry

The World's Key Industry

Author: G. Harlaftis

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-11-02

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1137003758

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Maritime transport has been the main driver of trade growth, and the emergence and development of a global economy. This collection of essays from distinguished economists and historians takes an international and comparative perspective, covering topics ranging from technological advance and the role of the state to maritime business development.


Industrial Cities

Industrial Cities

Author: Clemens Zimmermann

Publisher: Campus Verlag

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 3593399148

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Bringing together essays from leading experts who analyze how the landscapes, images, social dynamics, and economies of the industrial city have changed through boom and bust, this volume covers a wide range of subjects, from car cities to steel towns, from visualization of industrial cities in avant-garde art to the role of industrial heritage in urban regeneration. In total, Industrial Cities makes a significant contribution to our understanding of how the past shapes the future; it will be of interest not only to urban and economic historians, but also to social geographers and policy makers.


Transnational Regions in Historical Perspective

Transnational Regions in Historical Perspective

Author: Marten Boon

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-06-25

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1317207858

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National competitiveness has become a misnomer, as competitiveness is increasingly understood as a regional phenomenon and regions are not confined to the boundaries of the nation state. This book focuses on the Port of Rotterdam and its hinterland – i.e. the Lower Rhine and the Ruhr area. A transnational perspective is imperative to understand the historical trajectories of the port, the hinterland and the region itself. This book brings geography and the transnational study of regions back into the historical discipline, linking places to larger geographical scales and to systems of production and consumption and the global chains in which they are organised. This book will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in urban studies, urban planning, public policy, geography and political science.


Comparative Port History of Rotterdam and Antwerp (1880-2000)

Comparative Port History of Rotterdam and Antwerp (1880-2000)

Author: Ferry de Goey

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13:

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Comparative port history is often preached, but seldom practiced. This volume compares the development of Rotterdam and Antwerp in the period 1880-2000. Because of their geographical proximity, these European ports have a long history of intense rivalry. In order to attract new cargo flows, port dues and cargo-handling costs were regarded as vital instruments, but the volume qualifies the importance of pricing as a competitive instrument, and questions the common typologies of Rotterdam and Antwerp. Using new methods and theories, and employing an extensive, recently constructed database, the book presents a fresh look at an old topic. This volume contains contributions of both Belgian and Dutch authors. About the Author


Multinational Business and Transnational Regions

Multinational Business and Transnational Regions

Author: Marten Boon

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-03-19

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1315455951

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Multinational Enterprise and Transnational Regions offers an innovative approach to the study of the history of transnational economic regions. The Rhine valley is such a region comprising the cities and areas along the Rhine river and its tributaries. The transition from coal to oil that unfolded between 1945 and 1973 rapidly transformed the region, shattering some of the old river-based connections and creating new ones with the introduction of large-scale cross-border oil pipelines. Multinational enterprises shaped these new regional connections but divergent national government responses gave rise to differentiated development in different parts of the Rhine valley. Multinational Enterprise and Transnational Regions argues that processes of regional change should be understood from transnational interconnections rather than from local or national perspectives. This book uses a transnational business history methodology to tease out the region’s transformation and to circumvent the national bias in public sources. It will be of relevance to academics and researchers with an interest in regional and transnational European history, international business, environmental history, and business history, as well as practitioners interested in the oil industry, energy and energy history, business history and international business, and associated disciplines.


Self-Reinforcing Processes in and among Organizations

Self-Reinforcing Processes in and among Organizations

Author: J. Sydow

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 0230392830

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Management and organization research has rediscovered individual agency, innovation and entrepreneurship. As such, there is a risk of overlooking the power of self-reinforcing processes in and among organizations. This volume redirects attention to these processes, including: escalating commitment, organizational imprinting and path dependence.


Europe and the Maritime World

Europe and the Maritime World

Author: Michael B. Miller

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-08-20

Total Pages: 453

ISBN-13: 1107024552

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This book explores the development of the global economy in the twentieth century through the lens of the European maritime infrastructure.