Getting the goods : ports, labor, and the logistics revolution
by
 
Bonacich, Edna.

Title
Getting the goods : ports, labor, and the logistics revolution

Author
Bonacich, Edna.

ISBN
9780801445729
 
9780801474255

Personal Author
Bonacich, Edna.

Publication Information
Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2008.

Physical Description
xxii, 273 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents
The logistics revolution -- Importers -- Containerization, intermodalism, and the rise of Los Angeles and Long Beach -- Steamship lines -- Landside transportation -- Warehouses and distribution centers -- Maritime workers -- Landside workers -- Warehouse and distribution center workers -- Conclusion : winners and losers.

Subject Term
Container terminals -- California -- Los Angeles.
 
Container terminals -- California -- Long Beach.
 
Cargo handling.
 
Transport workers -- California -- Los Angeles.
 
Transport workers -- California -- Long Beach.
 
Shipping -- California -- Los Angeles.
 
Shipping -- California -- Long Beach.
 
Business logistics -- California -- Los Angeles.
 
Business logistics -- California -- Long Beach.

Added Author
Wilson, Jake B.


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