The Political Economy of Communication: Rethinking and RenewalThis definitive, critical overview of the discipline explains in detail the analytical tools that political economy can apply to today's increasingly global and technological information society. Vincent Mosco defines political economy by its focus on the relationship between the production, distribution and consumption of communication in historical and cultural context. |
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Page 91
... companies sell off units and as new companies look to fill old and new niches . The latter development attracts the attention of those who read into structural transformation the rise of a post - Fordist economy in which conglomerate ...
... companies sell off units and as new companies look to fill old and new niches . The latter development attracts the attention of those who read into structural transformation the rise of a post - Fordist economy in which conglomerate ...
Page 109
... companies whose market dominance is secured with support from the state in return for maintaining economic and , by extension , political stability . On the other side is post - Fordism , marked by specialized production for highly ...
... companies whose market dominance is secured with support from the state in return for maintaining economic and , by extension , political stability . On the other side is post - Fordism , marked by specialized production for highly ...
Page 197
... companies themselves to negotiate deals directly , whether within a country or across borders . States may intervene to assess anti - trust or trade implications , but today they are more likely to take the lead in encouraging such ...
... companies themselves to negotiate deals directly , whether within a country or across borders . States may intervene to assess anti - trust or trade implications , but today they are more likely to take the lead in encouraging such ...
Contents
Mapping the Political Economy of Communication | 17 |
The Political Economy of Communication | 124 |
Rethinking and Renewing the Political Economy | 135 |
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