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Marc levinson is an economist in new york and author of three previous books. See all books authored by marc levinson, including the box. During the vietnam war, the military buildup was being hampered by what marc levinson calls the greatest logistical mess in the history of the us armed forces. It is a fascinating account of this method of shippings birth in multiple places, but primarily fostered by malcom mclean, through its growth and expansion, driving the evolution of both the ships.
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The box tells the dramatic story of the containers creation, the decade of struggle before it was widely adopted, and the sweeping economic consequences of the sharp fall in transportation costs that containerization brought about. As levinson observes, the idea of shipping freight in large boxes goes back. Although the box may be somewhat too american centered, economist and business journalist marc levinson has written an eminently readable history of the advent of the modern logistics industry that goes a long way toward bringing the attention of a nonspecialist audience to the topic. Marc levinson is an economist and historian specializing in business and finance. The economist guide to financial markets, another book i wrote, has also been translated into many languages and is now in its seventh edition. The box was shortlisted for the financial times goldman sachs business book of the year award, and was honored with a number of other awards and prizes. The box begins in 1956 with a vignette of a crane in newark, new jersey lifting 58 aluminium truck bodies onto the refitted tanker idealx, but otherwise its opening chapter the world the box made is a general overview of how shipping containers work and their impact on transport costs. How the shipping container made the world smaller and. The box by marc levinson the box is the ubiquitous metal container that is seen at loading docks, on the back of semitrucks, at harbors and wherever goods are transported.
He has worked at the economist, newsweek and the journal of commerce. How the shipping container made the world smaller and the world economy bigger is a nonfiction book by marc levinson charting the historic rise of the intermodal container shipping container and how it changed the economic landscape of the global economy. The box explains how the modern era of globalization was made possible, not by politicians agreeing to cut trade. Surprisingly this nonfiction book was more interesting than i expected.
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