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5. THE STATE AT ITS GREATEST EXTENT 59
Peru and the Revolutionary Military 59
Chile and the Socialist Experiment 62
Ecuador: Cargo Preference and the Oil Boom 66
6. THE ZENITH OF LATIN AMERICAN UNITY 73
The Association of Latin American Shipowners (ALAMAR) 73
NAMUCAR--The Multinational Shipping Company of the
Caribbean 		77
PART H: THE CONTAINER AGE
7. THE CONTAINER REVOLUTION 87
Grancolombiana and the Venezuelan Line 87
The Chilean Line and the Triumph of Containers 94
8. THE BRAZILIAN MIRACLE: THE OUTCOME 101
The Rise of the New Fleets 102
The End of the Brazilian Miracle 112
9. THE RETURN TO THE FREE MARKET 121
Chile 121
Peru and Venezuela 126
Brazil and Argentina 132
10. WAR AND REVOLUTION 143
The Cold War and Nicaragua 143
Cuba: The Revival of the Shipping Boycott 147
11. MEXICO: FROM OIL BOOM TO NAFTA 153
Government Policy and the Public Sector 153
The Private Sector: The Mexican Line 157
Conclusion 165
Chronology of Significant Events 171
Selected Bibliography 175
Index 179

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Publication Information: Book Title: Latin American Merchant Shipping in the Age of Global Competition. Contributors: René De La Pedraja - author. Publisher: Greenwood Press. Place of Publication: Westport, CT. Publication Year: 1999. Page Number: viii.
    
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