Cruising in the Global Economy
Profits, Pleasure and Work at Sea
Seiten
2008
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7546-7242-5 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7546-7242-5 (ISBN)
Interdisciplinary in nature, this analysis elicits an examination of states' relationship to the maritime regulatory structure governing ship ownership, management and operations, cruise lines' business strategies, development of port communities to capture cruise-related revenue, changing leisure consumption patterns and meanings, and the employment of foreign migrant workers as seafarers.
The business of cruise tourism in recent years has commanded news media attention especially on issues of environmental pollution, passenger safety and worker rights, yet consumer interest in cruise vacations has not been adversely affected by negative publicity and it continues to grow at an average of 8-9% per annum. This unique mode of business focusing on the production and consumption of pleasure at sea and on land offers us an unprecedented opportunity to analyze the manner in which ongoing economic restructuring processes to bring about free markets in goods, services and labour can and does involve both life on land and at sea. This interdisciplinary analysis elicits an examination of states' relationship to the maritime regulatory structure governing ship ownership, management and operations, cruise lines' business strategies, development of port communities to capture cruise-related revenue, changing leisure consumption patterns and meanings, and the employment of foreign migrant workers as seafarers.
The business of cruise tourism in recent years has commanded news media attention especially on issues of environmental pollution, passenger safety and worker rights, yet consumer interest in cruise vacations has not been adversely affected by negative publicity and it continues to grow at an average of 8-9% per annum. This unique mode of business focusing on the production and consumption of pleasure at sea and on land offers us an unprecedented opportunity to analyze the manner in which ongoing economic restructuring processes to bring about free markets in goods, services and labour can and does involve both life on land and at sea. This interdisciplinary analysis elicits an examination of states' relationship to the maritime regulatory structure governing ship ownership, management and operations, cruise lines' business strategies, development of port communities to capture cruise-related revenue, changing leisure consumption patterns and meanings, and the employment of foreign migrant workers as seafarers.
Christine B.N. Chin is Associate Professor of International Relations in the School of International Service, American University, USA.
Contents: Making the connection: profits, pleasure and work on the open seas; Flag of convenience: sovereignty-for-lease in the maritime world; Floating resorts: political economy of pleasure production; Structured hedonism: consumption of deep ocean pleasure cruising; 'Mini United Nations': foreign migrant labour on cruise ships; Navigating morality in and for the 21st century; Bibliography; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.5.2008 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | New Regionalisms Series |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 530 g |
| Themenwelt | Technik |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7546-7242-5 / 0754672425 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7546-7242-5 / 9780754672425 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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