{"product_id":"9783319821429","title":"The Artful Economist: A New Look at Cultural Economics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Artful Economist: A New Look at Cultural Economics\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRizzo, Ilde; Towse, Ruth\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis  book reassesses central topics in cultural economics: Public finance  and public choice theory as the basis for decision-making  in cultural and media policy, the role of welfare economics in cultural  policy, the economics of creative industries, the application of  empirical testing to the performing arts and the economics of cultural  heritage. Cultural  economics has made enormous progress over the last 50 years, to which Alan Peacock made an important contribution.  The volume brings together many of the senior figures, whose  contributions to the various special fields of cultural  economics have been instrumental in the development of the subject, and  others reflecting on the subject's progress and assessing its future  direction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan Peacock has been one of the leading lights of cultural economics and in this volume Ilde Rizzo and Ruth Towse and the other contributors ably capture the import of his contributions in a broader context of political economy. In doing so, they offer an overview of progress in cultural economics over the last forty years.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTyler Cowen, Professor of Economics and Director of the Mecatus Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA fitting tribute to Professor Sir Alan Peacock's inspiring intellect leadership and his outstandingly rich and varied legacy in the domain of cultural economics, this book draws together illuminating analyses and insights from leading cultural economists about the role and value of this dynamic and increasingly policy-relevant field of enquiry.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gillian Doyle, Professor of Media Economics and Director of Centre for Cultural Policy Research, University of Glasgow, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-06-16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319821429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-40637-4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 271\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47525355389068,"sku":"9783319821429","price":116.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319821429.jpg?v=1776024320","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319821429","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}