The Economic Value of the United States Merchant Marine.

1962 ◽  
Vol 57 (300) ◽  
pp. 940
Author(s):  
Daniel Marx ◽  
Allen R. Ferguson ◽  
Eugene M. Lerner ◽  
John S. McGee ◽  
Walter Y. Oi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
The United States ◽  
Merchant Marine

The Economic Value of the United States Merchant Marine

1962 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 548
Author(s):  
G. A. Fuller ◽  
Allen R. Ferguson ◽  
Eugene M. Lerner ◽  
John S. McGee ◽  
Walter Y. Oi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
The United States ◽  
Merchant Marine

By Ship—The Salt of the Sea Not Withstanding

1963 ◽  
Vol 345 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-88
Author(s):  
John M. Will
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
National Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Construction Costs ◽  
Merchant Marine ◽  
Competitive Disadvantage ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Function ◽  
American Flag

Years of constant study and controversy have always reaffirmed our national policy that a strong merchant marine is essential for economic and defense reasons. Yet, the status of the United States Merchant Marine today is continuing to be debated pro and con. High labor and construction costs place American maritime operators at an economic disadvantage, and political and nationalistic factors place them at a competitive disadvantage. Labor problems, marked by struggles between competing unions and accentuated by the advent of automation, create serious difficulties. With the heterogeneous nature of the industry ignored or misunderstood, the importance and function of essential portions of the United States merchant fleet are often distorted. As a matter of practice, foreign businessmen use their national ships to a greater degree than American shippers. The competitive position of the American operator is also affected by omnipresent government regulation. The increased dependence of the United States upon world trade, however, and the need to achieve a more favorable balance of payments have created a national awareness of the essentiality of an American-flag merchant fleet. This will help to create the atmosphere in business, government, and labor necessary for the solution of present problems and the achievement of a more effective national maritime policy.

Health effects of pesticides on agricultural farmers in the developing countries of Fiji, Ecuador, the Philippines, and Costa Rica versus the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imani Love ◽  
Chistina Pollanis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Global Issues

This paper will compare and contrast the reasons and statistics of development of negative health affects experienced by farmers and farm workers exposed to pesticides in both developed and developing countries. Several studies have suggested that a constant and close exposure of pesticides have negative affect on those who work closely with them. In developed countries farmers and farm workers have a lower risk of being affect by pesticides, whereas, in developing countries many workers face several disadvantages that affect the opportunities that they may be afforded. Countries in which one can clearly examine these specific global issues include developing countries such as: Ecuador, Fiji, Philippines and Costa Rica. These countries have the lack of knowledge surrounding pesticides, outdated technology, and the economic value of crops outweighing the value of human health. Whereas, within developed countries, such as the United States that are afforded more technology and that are scientifically aware and knowledgeable about pesticides, farmers and farm laborers experience improved circumstances and statistics that surround the use of pesticides amongst agricultural workers and farmers. Being that farmers and farm workers from both developed and developing countries are individuals who treat and nurture agricultural lands closely, including the application of pesticides; they inhale a high concentration of the chemicals. Another contributing factor to the inhaling of high concentration is the amount of time each worker spends concocting the mixture of insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, nematocides (used to kill nematodes, elongated cylindrical worms), and rodenticides and applying the mixture to the crops. Creation of the mixture, application of pesticides, and disposable of pesticide containers contribute in making the farmers and farm workers high at risk for developing pesticide related illnesses. By researching and further examining the various circumstances that surround the production and application of pesticides, what will be determined are what types of acute or chronic illnesses emerge and why are they more prevalent in developing countries rather than developed countries.

What is the economic value created by adding rituximab to chemotherapy in the United States from 1998 to 2013?

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e17553-e17553
Author(s):  
Mark D. Danese ◽  
Carolina M. Reyes ◽  
Michelle L. Gleeson ◽  
Marc Halperin ◽  
Sandra L. Skettino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
The United States

The Jones Act and the Denunciation of Treaties

1921 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesse S. Reeves
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Merchant Marine ◽  
The Right

Section 34 of the Merchant Marine Act, commonly called the Jones Act, approved by the President, June 5, 1920, is as follows: In the judgment of Congress, articles or provisions in treaties or conventions to which the United States is a party, which restrict the right of the United States to impose discriminating customs duties on imports entering the United States in foreign vessels and in vessels of the United States, and which also restrict the right of the United States to impose discriminatory tonnage dues on foreign vessels and on vessels of the United States entering the United States should be terminated, and the President is hereby authorized and directed within ninety days after this Act becomes law to give notice to the several governments, respectively, parties to such treaties or conventions, that so much thereof as imposes any such restriction on the United States will terminate on the expiration of such periods as may be required for the giving of such notice by the provisions of such treaties or conventions.

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