The economics of the performing arts
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The economics of the performing arts
（Modern revivals in economics）
Gregg Revivals, 1993
Available at 18 libraries
Note
First published in 1979 by Edward Arnord (Australia) Pty Ltd
Bibliography: p. [323]-336
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The role and future of the arts is the subject of widespread discussion in the media, in government, at conferences and at public enquiries. In the "Economics of the performing Arts" David Throsby and Glenn Withers provide an authoritative examination of the role of economics in understanding the performing arts and upon arts organisations, their audiences and their patrons. The nature of public support is exstensively reveiwed and the book draws upon the experience of all the major Anglo-American countries. By combining relevance with a rigorous academic scrutiny, the book makes an important contribution to informed debate on the economic underpinnings of artistic activity.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- General and theoretical issues in the economics of the performing arts: The economic structure of performing arts firms
- the nature of consumer demand for the performing arts
- structure, conduct and performance in the performing arts industry
- the positive theory of assistance
- empirical characteristics of the performing arts: characteristics of companies
- characteristics of audiences
- characteristics
- characteristics of performing arts industries
- the pattern of assistnace
- Public policy and the performing arts
- arguments for public assistnace
- market efficiency considerations
- arguments for public assistnace: equity and merit good considerations
- objectives of performing arts policy
- forms of assistance
- levels of assistance
- allocation of assistance
- alocation of assistance
- conclusion: some policy issues in persspective
- appendices
- notes
- list of references.
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