Market size of the media industry and freedom of press: an empirical study
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https://doi.org/10.17811/ebl.3.2.2014.109-114Abstract
This paper empirically shows that the market size of the media sector is important for freedom of the press, in addition to the wealth of the country and type of political regime.
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