A Textbook of Cultural Economics

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-521-88872-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 626 Seiten, Format (B × H): 252 mm x 180 mm, Gewicht: 1220 g

What determines the price of a pop concert or an opera? Why does Hollywood dominate the film industry? Does illegal downloading damage the record industry? Does free entry to museums bring in more visitors? In A Textbook of Cultural Economics, one of the world's leading cultural economists shows how we can use the theories and methods of economics to answer these and a host of other questions concerning the arts (performing arts, visual arts and literature), heritage (museums and built heritage) and creative industries (the music, publishing and film industries, broadcasting). Using international examples and covering the most up-to-date research, the book does not assume a prior knowledge of economics. It is ideally suited for students taking a course on the economics of the arts as part of an arts administration, business, management, or economics degree.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Towse, Ruth

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturpolitik, Kulturmanagement

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures
List of tables
List of boxes
List of abbreviations
Preface
Part I. General Issues in Cultural Economics: Introduction to Part I
1. Introduction to cultural economics with appendix: brief introductions to the economic theories used in cultural economics
2. Economic profile of the cultural sector
3. Markets for cultural goods and services
4. Economic organisation of the creative industries
5. Production, costs and supply of cultural goods
6. Audiences, participation and demand for cultural goods
7. Welfare economics and public finance
Part II. The 'Traditional' Arts and Heritage: Introduction to Part II
8. Economics of the performing arts
9. Economics of museums and heritage
10. Economic evaluation of cultural policy
Part III. Artists' Labour Markets and Copyright: Introduction to Part III
11. Economics of artists' labour markets: theories
12. Economics of artists' labour markets: empirical research
13. Economics of copyright
Part IV. The Creative Industries: Introduction to Part IV
14. Economics of creative industries
15. Economics of the music industry
16. Economics of the film industry
17. Economics of broadcasting
18. Economics of book publishing
19. Economics of festivals, creative cities and cultural tourism
Part V. Conclusion: Introduction to Part V
20. Conclusion
Questions and exercises
References
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Towse, Ruth
Ruth Towse is Professor of Economics of Creative Industries at Bournemouth University and Professor Emerita at Erasmus Univeristy, Rotterdam. Professor Towse is one of the world's leading cultural economists and has taught in universities in the UK, the Netherlands, Italy and Thailand. She was Joint Editor of the Journal of Cultural Economics from 1993-2002 and President of the Association for Cultural Economics International from 2006-2008. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.