Iceland

Abstract Despite Iceland’s tiny population, which suggests a natural monopoly, Iceland’s broadcasting system was also opened in the 1980s. This occurred when a conservative coalition came to power and found it popular as well as politically useful to provide a private alternative to the traditional...

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Main Author: Noam, Eli
Format: Book Part
Language:unknown
Published: Oxford University PressNew York, NY 1992
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195069426.003.0019
https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52161360/isbn-9780195069426-book-part-19.pdf
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Summary:Abstract Despite Iceland’s tiny population, which suggests a natural monopoly, Iceland’s broadcasting system was also opened in the 1980s. This occurred when a conservative coalition came to power and found it popular as well as politically useful to provide a private alternative to the traditional one-channel public system.