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The U.S. maritime system can promote American growth if it supplements strong international trade practices. What is needed first is a clearly delineated national maritime policy. This paper reviews current maritime policy, and proposes a specific approach that might satisfy both business and national security objectives.
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Rosenberg, L.J., Williams, E.C. (2015). Needed: A Rational American Maritime Policy for Trade and for Defense. In: Bellur, V. (eds) The 1980’s: A Decade of Marketing Challenges. Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16976-7_70
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