In the thesis I attempt to analyse the present
conflict surrounding the organisation and cost of the
shipping link between New Zealand and its major markets,
particularly the United Kingdom, Europe and North America.
Liner shipping carries a little over 50 per cent of
New Zealand's total export volume, although these exports
do comprise the more valuable. proportion of the total.
Liner shipping is organised mainly as cartels, or
conferences as they are called in the shipping industry,
and this system has come under increasing criticism from
various sectors of the capitalist economy. As such the
increasing cost of shipping and the "monopoly powers"
of the shipping conferences are seen as major problems
for New Zealand capitalism.
In the thesis I employ Marxian methodology to
analyse this conflict as a form of a general capitalist
crisis. In other words, it is argued that the conflict
is not a crisis in itself, but a manifestation of a
deeper crisis. This involves analysis of the Conference
system and its effects on New Zealand import and export
industries. Thus capital accumulation in the shipping
industry is examined in order to explain its effect on
capital accumulation in other industries. By employing Marxian methodology I attempt to view
the problem with a new perspective. So far as I am aware
no similar study has been completed in New Zealand.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:canterbury.ac.nz/oai:ir.canterbury.ac.nz:10092/3277 |
| Date | January 1981 |
| Creators | Edwards, Brent Anthony |
| Publisher | University of Canterbury. Department of Political Science |
| Source Sets | University of Canterbury |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic thesis or dissertation, Text |
| Rights | Copyright Brent Anthony Edwards, http://library.canterbury.ac.nz/thesis/etheses_copyright.shtml |
| Relation | NZCU |
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