Description / Table of Contents:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editor's Foreword -- Translator's Introduction -- The Operation of Chinese Junks -- I. General -- II. The Importance of Junks in Chinese Shipping -- III. The Operation of Junks -- IV. The Subordination of the Junk Industry to the Shipping Brokers -- V. Conclusion -- Shipping Brokers in North China -- I. The Junk Trade and Shipping Brokers -- II. The History of Shipping Brokers -- 1. Ch'in and Han Dynasties -- 2. Sui, T'ang and Sung Dynasties -- 3. Yuan, Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties -- III. The Functions of Shipping Brokers -- 1. General Outline -- 2. Middleman Services for Travelling Merchants -- i. Acting as Brokers for Trading -- ii. Providing Lodgings -- iii. Buying and Selling on Behalf of Travelling Merchants -- iv. Acting as Agents for Collecting Duties -- v. Collecting Money for Travelling Merchants -- 3. Customs Reporting Agents -- i. Origins -- ii. Operations -- 4. The Hiring of Junks -- 5. Storage and Warehousing -- IV. The Capital and Structure of Shipping Broker Firms -- 1. Capital Structure -- 2. The Nature of Partnerships -- 3. The Management Structure -- V. The Numbers and Amount of Capital of Shipping Brokers in Selected Ports in North China -- The Shipping Brokers and Transport Companies of Soochow -- I. Historical Background and Present Conditions -- II. Shipping Brokers in Soochow -- 1. Capital and Finance -- 2. Organization -- 3. Functions -- i. Acting as Transport Intermediaries -- ii. Goods Handled by Brokers -- iii. Method of Obtaining Business -- iv. Shipping Tickets -- v. Brokers' Fees -- vi. Acting as Intermediary in the Sale of Junks -- 4. Responsibilities -- 5. Brokers' Same-Trade Association -- III. Transport Companies in Soochow -- 1. Capital and Finance -- 2. Organization -- i. Personnel and Duties -- ii. Relationship between Employees and Companies -- iii. Equipment.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (113 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780472901562
Series Statement:
Michigan Abstracts of Chinese and Japanese Works on Chinese History Series v.3
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=30614694
Language:
English
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
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