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

Cultural Economics and Cultural Policies offers a unique guide to the state of the art in cultural economics. First, it alerts scholars and students to the nece

In an increasingly globalised world, economic and cultural imperatives can be seen as two of the most powerful forces shaping human behaviour. This book conside

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

Using the economic perspective, this exciting text offers an alternative view to sociological or art historic approaches to art. The issues discussed include: i