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Part II - Media-Dependent Entertainment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2020

Harold L. Vogel
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Entertainment Industry Economics
A Guide for Financial Analysis
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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Save book to Google Drive

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