On the Symbolic Production of Digital Markets for Cultural Goods

Journal of Cultural Economy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 131-144

  Sanz, Esteve ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JRC Institute for Prospective Technological Studies   (Spain)

Author keywords

creative industries; cultural economy; digital markets; Internet; media; price

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897021317     PISSN: 17530350     EISSN: 17530369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17530350.2013.851028     Document Type: Article

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