TY - BOOK AU - DeSombre,Elizabeth R TI - Flagging standards : globalization and environmental, safety and labor regulations at sea SN - 9780262541909 AV - HE581 .D47 2006 U1 - 343.965 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Cambridge PB - MIT Press KW - Shipping KW - Government policy KW - Standards KW - Globalization KW - Competition N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-298) and index; Introduction: international standards at sea -- Globalization, competition, and convergence: racing to the middle? -- Exclusion as incentive: the power of clubs -- Ships and states: the evolution of flags of convenience -- Port state control -- The International Transport Workers Federation and labor standards -- Regional fisheries management organizations and trade restrictions -- Industry self-governance -- Ships, states, and sovereignty UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0709/2006044862.html ER -