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The value of culture: on the relationship between economics and arts
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Abstract Culture manifests itself in everything human, including the ordinary business of everyday life. Culture and art have their own value, but economic values are also constrained. Art sponsorships and subsidies suggest a value that exceeds market price. So what is the real value of culture? Unlike the u... view more
Culture manifests itself in everything human, including the ordinary business of everyday life. Culture and art have their own value, but economic values are also constrained. Art sponsorships and subsidies suggest a value that exceeds market price. So what is the real value of culture? Unlike the usual focus on formal problems, which has 'de-cultured' and 'de-moralized' the practice of economics, this book brings together economists, philosophers, historians, political scientists and artists to try to sort out the value of culture. This is a book not only for economists and social scientists, but also for anybody actively involved in the world of the arts and culture.... view less
Keywords
art; culture; economy; value; ethics
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Document language
English
Publication Year
1996
Publisher
Amsterdam Univ. Press
City
Amsterdam
Page/Pages
243 p.
ISBN
978-90-5356-218-5
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works