Allied shipping control : an experiment in international administration / by J.A. Salter
1921, First Edition. Oxford : The Clarendon Press. Good library copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #432460
Series; Economic and social history of the World War, British series. Physical description; xxiii, 372 pages frontispiece, tables, diagrams 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages. 2-5 (3rd group)) and index. Contents; Part 1. The economic system and the war problem. The importance of shipping in the War -- Shipping and freight market -- Private enterprise and public control -- The shipping problem and its solution -- in outline. Part 2. British shipping control. The first year. Beginning of shipping control -- The second year. Control by committee -- The third year. Completion of shipping control. Part 3. Other elements in British control. The control of commodities -- The blockade -- Neurtal shipping -- Frieghts and profits -- The struggle at sea. Part 4. Allied control. Allied arrangements in the first three years -- The autum on 1917 -- Formation of the allied maritime transport council -- First meeting of the council (March 1918) -- Second meeting of the council (April 1918) -- The new instrument of allied control -- Work of the executive, May -- July 1918 -- From August to the armistice -- Last days of the council -- Results achieved. Part 5. International administration. The difference between the War and the peace problem -- Principles of international administration -- The future of international administration. Subjects; 1914-1918. Shipping. World War, 1914-1918 Ecomic aspects. World War, 1914-1918 Naval operations.
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