Government regulation in the Australian popular music industry: The rhetoric of cultural protection, the reality of economic production

GeoJournal

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 91-102

  McLeay, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australia; Cultural policy; Popular music; Recording industry

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOUND RECORDING;

AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL POLICY; POPULAR MUSIC; RECORDING INDUSTRY;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CULTURAL HERITAGE; ECONOMICS; FEDERAL SYSTEM; MUSIC; REGULATORY APPROACH; STATE ROLE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33748617328     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-006-7057-0     Document Type: Article

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