Assessment of Greek maritime policy for the post-war period to present
Part of : Αρχείον οικονομικής ιστορίας ; Vol.VIII, No.1-2, 1997, pages 107-122
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In this paper we present an analysis, according to our opinion, of the major elements of Greek maritime policy from the end of the 2nd World War to present. We attempt to evaluate each and every basic measure because some of them had negative effects while other contributed to the development of the Greek merchant shipping. This evaluation is accompanied by a selected bibliography and other statistical data that emphasize all consequences emanating from government’s policies in relation to shipping matters. At the end of this article (as a conclusion), we refer to a concise general presentation of the Greek maritime policy applied to the period 1950-1996. We have chosen this period because we believe firstly that after the 2nd World War the Greek community draw its attention on shipping matters and secondly the Greek fleet, from the losses it has suffered during the war period, followed a new course at the international maritime scene. It is true that the most troubled period refers to the years 1945-1950, because the Greek shipping policy was pretty unstable and slow-coming. Since 1951 Greece adopted a more lenient and stable maritime policy which proved successful in many sectors but it could not solve all the main all the main, long-established problems of the Greek merchant shipping.
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