The competitive balance of the Italian and American film industries

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 501-528

  Waterman, David ^a   Jayakar, Krishna P ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American dominance; Economics; International trade; Italian and American film industries

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034345008     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0267323100015004003     Document Type: Article

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