2nd Edition

Understanding Cultural Policy Government and the Arts and Culture in the United States

By Carole Rosenstein Copyright 2024
386 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

386 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

386 Pages 32 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This textbook provides an introduction to cultural policy in the US, enabling both students and practitioners to understand how government impacts the arts and culture. Starting with an historical overview of why and how the US developed a national cultural policy, the book goes on to trace the contemporary system of national, state, and local arts and cultural agencies through which that... Read more

1. A (Very) Brief History of the Development of National Cultural Policy in the United States 2. What is Cultural Policy? 3. The Cultural Bureaucracy 4. Forms of Regulation in Cultural Policy 5. Forms of Provision in Cultural Policy 6. Data and Research in Cultural Policymaking 7. Comparing Cultural Policies Around the World 8. Contemporary Issues in Cultural Policy

Biography

Carole Rosenstein is Professor of Arts Management at George Mason University, USA.