Competitiveness, local production systems and global commodity chains in the music industry: Entering the US market

Regional Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 377-389

  Power, Dominic ^a   Hallencreutz, Daniel ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Commodity chain; Competitiveness; Economic geography; Local production systems; Music industry; US music market

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; FIRM SIZE; MUSIC; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; RETAILING;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347257785     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400701282095     Document Type: Article

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