The public’s interest in intermediaries

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Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 8-18

  Mansell, Robin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digital content; Digital single market; Diversity; European union; Intermediaries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940556879     PISSN: 14636697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/info-05-2015-0035     Document Type: Article

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