A handbook of cultural economics / edited by Ruth Towse.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Towse, Ruth, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts--Economic aspects.

Arts.

Physical Description:

xi, 494 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2003]

Contents:

1 Anthropology of art / Stuart Plattner 15

2 Applied welfare economics / William J. Baumol 20

3 Art auctions / Orley Ashenfelter 32

4 Art markets / Victor A. Ginsburgh 40

5 Art prices / Dominique Sagot-Duvauroux 57

6 Artistic freedom / Michael Rushton 64

7 Artists' labour markets / Francoise Benhamou 69

8 Artists' rights / Michael Rushton 76

9 Awards / Nachoem M. Wijnberg 81

10 Ballet / Jorg Schimmelpfennig 85

11 Baumol's cost disease / James Heilbrun 91

12 Broadcasting / Glenn Withers 102

13 Cinema / Sam Cameron 114

14 Contingent valuation / Tiziana Cuccia 119

15 Copyright / William M. Landes 132

16 Corporate arts sponsorship / Volker Kirchberg 143

17 Costs of production / Mervi Taalas 152

18 Criticism in the arts / Sam Cameron 161

19 Cultural capital / David Throsby 166

20 Cultural industries / Ruth Towse 170

21 Cultural statistics / Leo Goldstone 177

22 Cultural sustainability / David Throsby 183

23 Cultural tourism / Lluis Bonet 187

24 Dealers in art / Martin Shubik 194

25 Demand / Louis Levy-Garboua, Claude Montmarquette 201

26 Digitalization / Michael A. Einhorn 214

27 Economic impact of the arts / Bruce A. Seaman 224

28 Festivals / Bruno S. Frey 232

29 Fixed book price / Marja Appelman 237

30 Gift economy / Arjo Klamer 243

31 Globalization / Keith Acheson 248

32 Heritage / Francoise Benhamou 255

33 Information goods / Michael Hutter 263

34 International trade / Gunther G. Schulze 269

35 Internet: culture / Joelle Farchy 276

36 Internet: economics / Fabrice Rochelandet 281

37 Management of the arts / Francois Colbert 287

38 Marketing the arts / Francois Colbert 293

39 Media economics / Robert G. Picard 301

40 Motion pictures / Darlene C. Chisholm 306

41 Museums / Peter S. Johnson 315

42 Music business / Andrew E. Burke 321

43 Non-profit organizations / Dick Netzer 331

44 Opera / Ruth Towse 342

45 Orchestras / William A. Luksetich 349

46 Participation / Charles M. Gray 356

47 Performance indicators / Giacomo Pignataro 366

48 Principal

agent analysis / Michele Trimarchi 373

49 Public choice / Isidoro Mazza 379

50 Public support / Bruno S. Frey 389

51 Publishing / Chr. Hjorth-Andersen 399

52 Regulation / Ilde Rizzo 408

53 Sociology of art / Pierre-Michel Menger 415

54 Superstars / Gunther G. Schulze 431

55 Support for artists / Hans Abbing 437

56 Taste formation / Roger A. McCain 445

57 Tax concessions / John O'Hagan 451

58 Television / Christopher Maule 458

59 Value of culture / Arjo Klamer 465

60 Visual arts / Olav Velthuis 470

61 Welfare economics / Mark Blaug 476.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1840643382

OCLC:

50868199