A Multidisciplinary Gem
5 stars
This collection of papers on the shipbuilding industry and its workforce is an absolute gem, with each author focusing on a different market and bringing either an economic, historic, or sociological lens. There's unfortunately little about the experiences of workers themselves here, but given the breadth of the volume that's forgivable. Particularly notable for me were the chapters on Britain (Hugh Murphy), Japan (Takeshi Haraguchi and Kazuya Sakurada), and South Korea (Wonchul Shin). Even if you're not interested in the industry specifically, the combination of geopolitical shocks that reverberated across markets, differences in organization and financing, and the relationship between these and other factors and outcomes is fascinating. Highly recommend
This collection of papers on the shipbuilding industry and its workforce is an absolute gem, with each author focusing on a different market and bringing either an economic, historic, or sociological lens. There's unfortunately little about the experiences of workers themselves here, but given the breadth of the volume that's forgivable. Particularly notable for me were the chapters on Britain (Hugh Murphy), Japan (Takeshi Haraguchi and Kazuya Sakurada), and South Korea (Wonchul Shin). Even if you're not interested in the industry specifically, the combination of geopolitical shocks that reverberated across markets, differences in organization and financing, and the relationship between these and other factors and outcomes is fascinating. Highly recommend