The Role of Greek Shipowners in the Revival of Northern European Shipyards in the 1950s

Harlaftis, Gelina; Tsakas, Christos

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“…The relationship between West Germany and Greece, however, was not one of unidirectional dependence. Harlaftis and Tsakas (2019), focusing on shipowners' and builders' networks, have shown how Greek orders for ship construction were important in reviving the war-ravaged German shipyards in Hamburg, Kiel, and Bremen and contributed to the continuation of European hegemony in global shipping in the 1950s and thereafter.…”

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Growth Models and Core–Periphery Interactions in European Integration: The German–Greek Special Relationship in Historical Perspective

Tsakas

2020

J of Common Market Studies

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This article investigates the history of the German-Greek relationship in the context of European integration and demonstrates that West Germany and German-Greek business networks played a crucial role in the shaping of Greece's post-war growth model. The article challenges the assumption that the relationship between the two countries is overshadowed by the past. In contrast, it shows that post-war German-Greek relations were forged around European integration with an eye to the future and that it was the two countries' early rapprochement and the mutual accommodation of their respective aims that laid the foundations of their asymmetrical interdependence. In doing so, the article argues that it was the success of Greece's European strategy, rather than its failure, that lies at the heart of its recurring balance-of-payments problems: a lingering trade deficit with Germany, the country's major trading partner, proved to be, as I will show, the price for growth and modernization.

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Growth Models and Core–Periphery Interactions in European Integration: The German–Greek Special Relationship in Historical Perspective

Tsakas

2020

J of Common Market Studies

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“…The answer to the question should not be sought only in the «maritime nature» of the Greeks or in what we have learned to call «their marine DNA». On the contrary, as historical research has shown in the archives of the great and historical Greek naval sites, Spetses, Kefalonia, Hydra, Chios, Syros, Kasos, etc., Greek maritime sovereignty should be sought in the basic business strategies and values on which Greek shipowners have chosen to build their maritime wonder since the 19th century and culminating, of course, in the 20th century (Harlaftis & Tsakas, 2019).…”

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Greek Shipping Industry and Its Development

Argyriou¹

2020

JEE

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The purpose of this article is to present and discuss empirical results for the shipping sector focusing on the shipping industry in Greece and the position of Greek shipping in the international market. The methodology of the study will be based on the collection of secondary data from articles in journals, books and official websites. Conducting such a research consists of locating, studying, analyzing, criticizing and presenting views and data from published texts. Greek-owned shipping holds 16% of world commercial capacity while the percentage of Greek Gross National Product (GDP) to the world is 0.4%, which is 40 times less than the percentage of Greek-owned shipping worldwide. Greece faced the biggest economic crisis since World War II twelve years ago and continues to face it today. At the same time, today Greece is facing a new economic crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At this critical moment, the Greek shipping industry, already having a significant contribution to the Greek GDP, could be a key driver of growth by supporting the Greek economy in liquidity, employment, contribution to GDP and investment. This study was prepared in order to evaluate the economic and social benefits of the Greek shipping industry (cluster).

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The Role of Greek Shipowners in the Revival of Northern European Shipyards in the 1950s

Cited by 2 publications

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Growth Models and Core–Periphery Interactions in European Integration: The German–Greek Special Relationship in Historical Perspective

Growth Models and Core–Periphery Interactions in European Integration: The German–Greek Special Relationship in Historical Perspective

Greek Shipping Industry and Its Development

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