TY - BOOK AU - Dick,H.W. TI - The Indonesian Interisland Shipping Industry: An Analysis of Competition and Regulation SN - 9789971988302 U1 - 387.5/09598 20 PY - 1990///] CY - Singapore : PB - ISEAS Publishing, KW - Shipping KW - Indonesia KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables --; Illustrations --; Preface --; I. Introduction --; II. Evolution of the Modern Interisland Shipping Industry --; III. Market Structure and Competition --; IV. The Impact of Competition --; V. The Firm --; VI. PELNI --; VII. Infrastructure --; VIII. Licensing and Controls --; IX. Investment Policy --; X. Freight Rate Regulation --; XI. Conclusion --; Appendices --; Abbreviations and Glossary --; Bibliography --; Index --; The Author; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - In a nation pledged to "Unity in Diversity", few industries could be more important than interisland shipping. Yet, since independence, problems plaguing interisland shipping have continued, despite the rehabilitation and modernization under the New Order Government. This book tries to understand the problems in terms of the conflict between market forces and government regulation. In the process it sheds light not only upon the industry but also upon an important aspect of modern Indonesian history, upon the nature of the business firm in Indonesia, and upon the formulation and implementation of government policy UR - https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814345576 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789814345576 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9789814345576.jpg ER -