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    Nordic Experiences after 1960

    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This anthology aims to explain why some Nordic shipping companies became world leaders while others failed to respond effectively to the challenges and opportunities of globalization. The authors analyse political and institutional patterns alongside the various corporate responses to the many upheavals of global shipping. ... Read more

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    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    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. ... Read more

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    Firms, Clusters, and Different Growth Paths

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    Series series Routledge Studies in the Economics of Business and Industry
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    Series series Routledge Studies in Global Competition
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