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The economics of art and culture

Author: James Heilbrun; Charles M Gray
Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 2nd edView all editions and formats
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: James Heilbrun; Charles M Gray
ISBN: 0521631505 9780521631501 0521637120 9780521637121
OCLC Number: 44683514
Description: xvi, 410 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Contents: 1. An overview of the arts sector --
2. Growth of the arts sector --
3. Audiences for the arts --
4. Consumer demand: An introduction --
5. The characteristics of arts demand and their policy implications --
6. Production in the performing arts --
7. Firms and markets in the performing arts --
8. Productivity lag and the financial problem of the arts --
9. The market in works of art --
10. The economics of art museums --
11. Should the government subsidize the arts? --
12. Public and/or private support for the arts in the United States, Canada, and Western Europe --
13. Direct public support for the arts in the United States --
14. The arts as a profession: Education, training, and employment --
15. The role of the arts in a local economy --
16. The mass media, public broadcasting, and the cultivation of taste --
17. Conclusion: Innovation, arts education, and the future of art and culture in the United States.
Responsibility: James Heilbrun, Charles M. Gray.
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