Chapter 1: Prologue; Chapter 2: Rupture! Capitalism and labour markets; Chapter 3: Making sense of the puzzle of seafaring labour markets; Chapter 4: Waves of restructuring; Chapter 5: Producing labour markets: The role of organised labour; Chapter 6: The role of state institutions in shaping the labour market for seafarers; Chapter 7: The Kraken released: Reflections on global capital, labour and the state; References; About the author; Index.
Shaun Ruggunan has a PhD in Industrial, Organisational and Labour Studies. His work has focused on three areas: the global transformation of seafaring labour markets, the changing nature of professional work in South Africa and the need for a critical management studies approach in teaching human resources management.
'Waves of Change highlights the complex, often poorly understood world of the global shipping industry and the seafarers who carry more than 90% of the world's trade by volume. As one of the oldest global industries, the book challenges the simplistic capitalistic and neoclassical ideals that subsequently argue for nation states to leave the commercial fate of any domestic shipping industry to global market forces. Instead the author asks many critical questions. Most profound being if nations rely on shipping so heavily and global markets are so turbulent and equilibrium so elusive, why have so many governments abandoned shipping industry reform? This impressive book challenges us to ask why nations are passively ignoring the social and economic benefits derived from a properly regulated, competitive shipping industry manned by seafarers who are not only competent, but recognised for their contribution to a nation's success.' - Dr Marcus Bowles, Director of the Institute for Working Futures and Professor at the Australian Maritime College, University of Tasmania
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