A New Economic Theory of Public Support for the Arts by Arnaldo Barone - ISBN: 9781138914193
Hardcover
Should the arts receive public support? Can the arts survive in a modern capitalist society? Can economics shed light on the nature of public support, and whether there is a rationale for public intervention? This book undertakes to examine these questions as it explores the ways government and publ…

A New Economic Theory of Public Support for the Arts

Evolution, Veblen and the predatory arts

  • Hardcover

    306 pages

  • Release Date

    8 December 2015

Summary

Should the arts receive public support? Can the arts survive in a modern capitalist society? Can economics shed light on the nature of public support, and whether there is a rationale for public intervention? This book undertakes to examine these questions as it explores the ways government and public resources are used to support the arts.

This book applies a Veblenian approach to understanding economic development to investigate public support for the arts in an effort to determine…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781138914193
ISBN-10:1138914193
Author:Arnaldo Barone
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:Routledge
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:306
Release Date:8 December 2015
Weight:566g
Dimensions:234mm x 156mm
Series:Routledge Advances in Heterodox Economics
About The Author

Arnaldo Barone

Arnaldo Barone is Research Associate, Victoria Institute for Strategic Economic Studies, as well as Senior Strategic Adviser, at Victoria University, Australia.

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