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Tables of Contents for The Economics of Art and Culture
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Part I: 1. An overview of the arts sector
2. Growth of the arts sector
3. Audiences for the arts
Part II. The Microeconomics of Demand and Supply: 4. Consumer demand: an introduction
5. The characteristics of arts demand and their policy implications
6. Production in the performing arts: firms and markets in the performing Arts
8. Productivity lag and the financial problem of the arts
9. The market in works of art
10. The economics of art museums
11. Should the government subsidize the arts?
12. Public and/or private support for the arts in the US, Canada, and Western Europe
13. Direct public support for the arts in the US
14. The arts as a profession: education, training, and employment
15. The role of the arts in a local economy
16. The mass media, public broadcasting, and the cultivation of taste
17. Conclusion: innovation, arts education, and the future of art and culture in the United States.