In defence of the US Jones Act

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Debate about the highly contested Jones Act seems to be cyclical. And its time has come around again. But this is an argument not often seen, and it’s interesting. The author here argues that the act subsidises shipbuilding and maritime labour – which the US ...

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  • Martyn Benson

    May 19, 2021 at 12:49 pm

    Free enterprise shipping and academics rarely have much confluence when it comes to real world practices.
    If the Jones Act is so worthy and credible, why is the US merchant fleet so small in comparison with the volume of US trade?

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