Cultural heritage is a complex and elusive concept, constantly evolving through time, and combining cultural, aesthetic, symbolic, spiritual, historical and eco

This volume emphasizes the economic aspects of art and culture, a relatively new field that poses inherent problems for economics, with its quantitative concept

Over the last 30 or 40 years a substantial literature has grown up in which the tools of economic theory and analysis have been applied to problems in the arts

The second edition of this widely acclaimed and extensively cited collection of original contributions by specialist authors reflects changes in the field of cu

Non-technical analysis of how cultural industries contribute to economic growth and the policies required to ensure cultural industries will flourish.