The WTO and the audiovisual sector: Economic free trade vs cultural horse trading?

European Journal of Communication

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 291-313

  Pauwels, Caroline ^a   Loisen, Jan ^b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Audiovisual services; Commodification; GATS; Liberalization; World Trade Organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041825600     PISSN: 02673231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02673231030183001     Document Type: Review

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