Greek Shipowners and Greece: 1945-1975 From Separate Development to Mutual Interdependence (History: Bloomsbury Academic Collections)

Preface by Professor Peter Davies ix Acknowledgements xii Notes on Measurements and Abbreviations xiv xin which explains why she diligently ploughed through 'a few hundred pages of corrections'. Her friendship provided crucial support for the final sprint. The responsibility for what is left is of course my own. The first year in Oxford, 1983, ended with the loss of Luca d'Agliano at the age of 23, putting academic pursuits into perspective for all of us. Without the friends at St Antony's and particularly without Heather Gibson and Penny Graham my stay in Oxford would not have been the same. Heather Gibson, apart from helping me patiently with computer problems and spending valuable hours from her own work editing my own, had the tedious task, as a flatmate, of putting up with certain practical aspects of my life. Only through her Scottish spirit did I learn to appreciate England. Penny Graham's friendship and analytical mind, whether from Woodstock Road, from Summertown House, from Indonesia, Australia or Greece, helped me to sort out crucial 'anthropological' issues. My deepest gratitude, however, is to my parents, Basil and Evi Harlaftis, and my brother Sophocles Harlaftis who provided me with the motivation and the means to carry out this research. I will never be able to thank them enough for their constant love, support and encouragement throughout my studies. But this book is for my husband, Dimitri Chryssis, who taught me what is important in life. ## NOTE The terms 'prewar' and 'postwar' used in the text refer to the Second World War. Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents Dedication Preface Acknowledgements Notes on Measurements and Abbreviations Introduction PART I: THE SHIPPING FIRMS 1 The shipowners: kinship and organization KINSHIP AND ORGANIZATION OF THE TRADITIONAL SHIPOWNERS GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN OF THE NON-TRADITIONAL SHIPOWNERS 2 The shipowners and the shipping firms MAIN DECISION CENTRES OF GREEK-OWNED SHIPPING FIRMS TRADITIONAL AND NON-TRADITIONAL SHIPOWNERS ECONOMIC BACKGROUND OF NON-TRADITIONAL SHIPOWNERS THE PIRAEUS GREEKS 3 The international scene and the Greek-owned fleet TANKER SHIPPING DRY-CARGO SHIPPING FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE PART II: SHIPOWNERS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 4 The shipowners and the economy SHIPOWNING CAPITAL THE GROWTH OF THE ECONOMY 5 Shipowning capital and industry AN EVALUATION OF SHIPOWNERS' INVESTMENTS IN INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION IN INDUSTRY 6 Shipowning capital and the tertiary sector of the economy SHIPOWNERS AND THE BANKS SHIPOWNERS AND TOURISM SHIPOWNERS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES PART III: SHIPOWNERS AND THE POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT 7 The shipowners and the state THE PERIOD OF 'MISTRUST, 1940-58 THE ADVANTAGES OF THE NATIONAL FLAG, 1958-67 THE EPANAPATRISMOS, 1967-74 8 The Shipowners' Union and the Greek authorities THE STRUCTURE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SHIPOWNERS' UNION 9 Greek shipping policy: a critique FIRST ASSUMPTION: TAX REDUCTIONS INCREASED THE GREEK FLAG FLEET SECOND ASSUMPTION: INCREASE OF THE GREEK FLAG FLEET INCREASED THE FLOW OF SHIPPING FOREIGN EXCHANGE 10 Shipowners and Greece: an epilogue Appendices Notes Bibliography Index "This account of the extraordinary growth of the Greek ship-operating industry following the Second World War is a major breakthrough. The body of data presented and analysed makes it possible to form an informed historical view of Greek pre-eminence in sea transport."--Bloomsbury Publishing