Publisher's Synopsis
This text is highly topical in its subject matter and fills a gap in the literature which is notable. It begins by considering the multitude of changes that have taken place in the social, political and economic environment of Eastern Europe as a whole and then proceeds to concentrate upon the shipping market with particular reference to the countries of Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Hungary. A detailed model of the relationship between the shipping industry and the contextual changes that have occurred in the region in recent years is then developed before going on to look specifically at the liner shipping market of Poland and its market positioning within the context of competition in the North Atlantic and European Union operators. Overall, this text will provide a valuable reference point for those academics, postgraduate students and industrialists interested in East European change, the liner shipping industry and market modelling.
