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Tables of Contents for The Economics of Art and Culture
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of figures and tables
ix
Preface
xiii
Part I: The arts sector in the United States: size, growth, and audiences
An overview of the arts sector
3
8
Growth of the arts sector
11
25
Audiences for the arts
36
19
Part II: The microeconomics of demand and supply
Consumer demand: an introduction
55
22
The characteristics of arts demand and their policy implications
77
21
Production in the performing arts
98
9
Firms and markets in the performing arts
107
18
Productivity lag and the financial problem of the arts
125
24
Part III: the fine arts and museums
The market in works of art
149
20
The economics of art museums
169
30
Part IV: Public policy toward the arts
Should the government subsidize the arts?
199
28
Public and/or private support for the arts
227
23
Direct public support for the arts
250
31
Part V: Art, economy, and society
The arts as a profession: education, training, and employment
281
21
The role of the arts in a local economy
302
21
The mass media, public broadcasting, and the cultivation of taste
323
27
Conclusion: innovation, arts education, and the future of art and culture in the United States
350
19
Index
369