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Contents

List of Figures and Tables page viii
List of Acronyms xi
Preface xiii
1 Introduction 1

Part I. Concepts and Models

2 Comparing Media Systems 21
3 The Political Context of Media Systems 46
4 Media and Political Systems, and the Question
of Differentiation 66

Part II. The Three Models

5 The Mediterranean or Polarized Pluralist Model 89
6 The North/Central European or Democratic
Corporatist Model 143
7 The North Atlantic or Liberal Model 198

Part III. The Future of the Three Models
8 The Forces and Limits of Homogenization 251
9 Conclusion 296

Bibliography 307
Index 329

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