An overview of canada's contemporary book trade in light of (nearly) four decades of policy interventions

Publishing Research Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-45

  Boggs, Jeff ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Book publishing; Book Publishing Industry Development Program (BPIDP); Canada; Canadian controlled publishers; CanLit; Creative industries; Cultural industries; Cultural nationalism; Cultural policy; Department of Canadian Heritage; English language publishing; Foreign controlled publishers; French language publishing; Media industries; Media policy; Montreal; National identity; Ontario; Quebec; Regional development policy; Toronto

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878791341     PISSN: 10538801     EISSN: 19364792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12109-010-9152-9     Document Type: Review

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