During the twentieth century, the port of Antwerp was one of the most important ports on the European continent, together with Rotterdam and Hamburg. There was considerable influence of national and international politics on the development of this port. Trade and port are the point where foreign and domestic politics meet. Consequently the development of trade policy and of the ports is fraught with controversy between nations, between the affected interests and policy makers etc.
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Seberechts, F. (2003). Port and politics in Antwerp: a prudent approach. In: Loyen, R., Buyst, E., Devos, G. (eds) Struggling for Leadership: Antwerp-Rotterdam Port Competition between 1870 –2000. Contributions to Economics. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57485-6_11
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