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The future of the American seaman |
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| Authors: | Craig J. Forsyth |
| Affiliation: | Department of Sociology and Anthropology , University of Southwestern Louisiana , Lafayette , Louisiana , 70504–0198 , USAP. O. Box 40198 |
| Abstract: | This paper analyses the occupational future of the American merchant seaman. Reasons for the decline, foreign competition, technological change, effective manning and the feast or famine cycle are analysed. Strategies for the resurgence of the occupation are discussed. |
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