1st Edition
A New Economic Theory of Public Support for the Arts Evolution, Veblen and the predatory arts
By Arnaldo Barone
Copyright 2016
306 Pages
by
Routledge
306 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
306 Pages
6 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Understanding Public Support for the Arts 3. The Economics of the Arts 4. Public Support for the Arts 5. Veblen and his muses 6. Veblen’s Economic Edifice 7. Production and Consumption through the Veblenian Prism 8. The Veblenian Duality and Public Support for the Arts 9. Conclusion
Biography
Arnaldo Barone is Research Associate, Victoria Institute for Strategic Economic Studies, as well as Senior Strategic Adviser, at Victoria University, Australia.
