Flexible films?

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 187-204

  Blair, Helen ^a   Rainnie, Al ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

British film industry; Flexible specialization; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034383419     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016344300022002004     Document Type: Article

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