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Media, markets, and democracy / C. Edwin Baker.
LIBRA P96.M36 B35 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baker, C. Edwin.
- Series:
- Communication, society, and politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mass media--Marketing.
- Mass media.
- Mass media--Political aspects.
- Democracy.
- Freedom of the press.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 377 p ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- Economic and democratic theory justify deviations from free trade in media products.
- Contents:
- Part I Serving Audiences 1
- 1 Not Toasters: The Special Nature of Media Products 7
- 2 Public Goods and Monopolistic Competition 20
- 3 The Problem of Externalities 41
- 4 The Market as a Measure of Preferences 63
- 5 Where To? Policy Responses 96
- Part II Serving Citizens 123
- 6 Different Democracies and Their Media 129
- 7 Journalistic Ideals 154
- 8 Fears and Responsive Policies 164
- 9 Constitutional Implications 193
- Part III An Illustration: International Trade 215
- 10 Trade and Economics 222
- 11 Trade, Culture, and Democracy 245
- Postscript: The Internet and Digital Technologies 285.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-364) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521804353
- 0521009774
- OCLC:
- 46402100
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