A textbook of cultural economics/
Ruth Towse
- 2nd ed.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
- xxvii, 695 pages ; 25 cm.
Part I. General issues in cultural economics -- Introduction to cultural economics -- The economic profile of the cultural sector -- Economic organisation of markets in the creative industries -- The digital creative economy -- Production, costs and the supply of cultural goods and services -- Consumption, participation and demand for cultural goods and services -- Welfare economics and public finance -- Part II. The 'traditional' economics of the arts and heritage -- Economics of the performing arts -- Economics of cultural heritage -- Economics of festivals, cities of culture, creative cities and cultural tourism -- Economic evaluation of cultural policy -- Part III. Artists' labour markets and copyright -- Economics of artists' labour markets -- Economics of copyright -- Part IV. The creative industries -- Economics of creative industries -- Economics of the music industry -- Economics of the film industry -- Economics of the video games industry -- Economics of broadcasting -- Economics of book publishing -- Part V. Conclusion -- Conclusion.