Economics of Art and Culture

Name: Economics of Art and Culture
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ISBN: 9780521637121

ISBN-10: 0521637120

ISBN-13: 9780521637121

Edition: 2nd 2001 (Revised)

Authors: James Heilbrun, Charles M. Gray

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This survey of the economics of, and public policy towards, the fine arts and performing arts covers arts at federal, state and local levels in the United States as well as the international arts sector.

Book details

List price: $56.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/23/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 428
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.90" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English







An overview of the arts sector



Growth of the arts sector



Audiences for the arts



The Microeconomics of Demand and Supply



Consumer demand: an introduction



The characteristics of arts demand and their policy implications



Production in the performing arts: firms and markets in the performing Arts



Productivity lag and the financial problem of the arts



The market in works of art



The economics of art museums



Should the government subsidize the arts?



Public and/or private support for the arts in the US, Canada, and Western Europe



Direct public support for the arts in the US



The arts as a profession: education, training, and employment



The role of the arts in a local economy



The mass media, public broadcasting, and the cultivation of taste



Conclusion: innovation, arts education, and the future of art and culture in the United States