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Why Are Artists Poor?
The Exceptional Economy of the Arts
Languages:
English, English
Published/Copyright:
2002
About this book
An unconventional socio-economic analysis of the economic position of the arts and artists
Author / Editor information
Hans Abbing is a painter, a photographer and an economist. As an economist he lectures at the Faculty of History and Arts at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.
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Frontmatter
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Table of Contents
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Preface
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1. Sacred Art: Who Has the Power to Define Art?
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2. The Denial of the Economy: Why Are Gifts to the Arts Praised, While Market Incomes Remain Suspect?
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3. Economic Value Versus Aesthetic Value: Is There Any Financial Reward for Quality?
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4. The Selflessly Devoted Artist: Are Artists Reward-Oriented?
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5. Money for the Artist: Are Artists Just Ill-Informed Gamblers?
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6. Structural Poverty: Do Subsidies and Donations Increase Poverty?
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7. The Cost Disease: Do Rising Costs in the Arts Make Subsidization Necessary?
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8. The Power and the Duty to Give: Why Give to the Arts?
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9. The Government Serves Art: Do Art Subsidies Serve the Public Interest or Group Interests?
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10. Art Serves the Government: How Symbiotic Is the Relationship between Art and the State?
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11. Informal Barriers Structure the Arts: How Free or Monopolized Are the Arts?
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12. Conclusion: a Cruel Economy: Why Is the Exceptional Economy of the Arts so Persistent?
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Epilogue: the Future Economy of the Arts: Is this Book’s Representation of the Economy of the Arts Outdated?
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Notes
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Literature
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Index of names
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Index of subjects
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February 19, 2019
eBook ISBN:
9789048503650
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368
eBook ISBN:
9789048503650
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