Public policies and government interventions in the book publishing industry

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Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 47-66

  de Prato, Giuditta ^a   Simon, Jean Paul ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digital communication systems; Government policy; Information media; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897074203     PISSN: 14636697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/info-04-2013-0014     Document Type: Article

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