Transfer costs in the overseas and internal shipping services of Fiji and Tonga

dc.contributor.authorBaker, John Richard
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-04T00:24:49Z
dc.date.available2017-10-04T00:24:49Z
dc.date.copyright1974
dc.date.issued1974
dc.date.updated2017-09-08T03:01:15Z
dc.description.abstractThe concept of distance is fundamental to an understanding of the process of spatial interaction. Distance may be expressed in either absolute or relative terms, in such varied metrics as kilometres or social distance ranking. The present study places particular attention on 'economic distance', which in its broadest sense is the cost of overcoming distance, and within economic distance upon 'transfer costs'. The study argues first that the definition of economic distance implicit in the literature is imprecise. The cost of overcoming distance appears to have become equated with the user costs (equals the price or freight rate) of the transport service, expressed simply in terms of the cost per ton mile or some similar measure. This user cost is frequently confused with the cost to the transport operator of providing the service. This is in spite of the fact that most sectors of the transport industry are characterised by monopolistic or oligopolistic market structures, which are the complete antithesis of the perfectly competitive market usually seen by economists as being necessary for cost (incurred by the transport operator) to equal price (charged by the transport operator).en_AU
dc.format.extent1v
dc.identifier.otherb1014790
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/129406
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.subject.lcshShipping Cost of operation Mathematical modelsFiji
dc.subject.lcshShipping Cost of operation Mathematical modelsTonga
dc.titleTransfer costs in the overseas and internal shipping services of Fiji and Tongaen_AU
dc.typeThesis (PhD)en_AU
dcterms.valid1974en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationThe Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.supervisorRimmer, P. J.
local.contributor.supervisorLinge, G.J.R.
local.description.notesThesis (Ph.D.)--Australian National University, 1974. This thesis has been made available through exception 200AB to the Copyright Act.en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.25911/5d73940cf409e
local.identifier.proquestYes
local.mintdoimint
local.type.degreeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)en_AU

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