Cruising in the Global Economy - Profits, Pleasure and Work at Sea (Hardcover, New Ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Regionalisms Series
Release date:	May 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Christine B.N. Chin
Dimensions:	240 x 160 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	184
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-7242-5
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Tourism industry Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > Shipping industries > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7546-7242-5
Barcode:	9780754672425

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