The State and the Arts: An Analysis of Key Economic Policy Issues in Europe and the United States

by John W. O'Hagan

At a time when state assistance to the arts sector has come under considerable scrutiny both in Europe and the United States, this book comprehensively examines the evolution of, and rationale for, state involvement with the so-called 'high' arts on both continents. This book offers an overview of the key economic issues arising in relation to the state and the arts in these regions, with a detailed analysis of the European and American models of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1858982871
• ISBN13: 9781858982878
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages