Economic Perspectives on Cultural Heritage

by M. Hutter (Editor), I. Rizzo (Editor)

Overview

What is cultural heritage worth? How much should be spent to preserve buildings, monuments or paintings? Which regulation policy is most effective? Which incentives are generated by particular protection rules? Which criteria guide choices between rivaling protection aims? This volume includes an analysis of theoretical dimensions of defining and modeling cultural heritage.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333674185
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	08/04/1997
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Preface - Notes on Contributors - PART 1: INTRODUCTION - Economic Perspectives on Cultural Heritage: An Introduction; M.Hutter - PART 2: THE CONSTRUCTION OF HERITAGE: THEORETICAL DIMENSIONS - Seven Questions in the Economics of Cultural Heritage; D.Throsby - The Evaluation of Cultural Heritage: Some Critical Issues; B.S.Frey - Optimizing the Use of Cultural Heritage; C.Koboldt - The Value of Cultural Heritage; A.Klamer - PART 3: HERITAGE REGULATION: REGIMES, CASES AND EFFECTS - The Political Economy of Rehabilitation: the Case of the Benedettini Monastery; G.Pignataro & I.Rizzo - Cultural Heritage and Preservation Policies: Notes on the History of the Italian Case; G.Guerzoni - The Development of British Policy on Built Heritage Preservation; S.Creigh-Tyte - Features and Recent Developments of Cultural Heritage Policy in Japan; Y.Kurabayashi - Tax Policies and Cultural Heritage; D.Netzer - PART 4: HERITAGE POLICY: EXPERIMENTS AND PROPOSALS - Privatization Policies in Venice; G.Mossetto - Conserving Historic Monuments in France: a Critique of Official Policies; F.Benhamou - Towards a European Market for Arts and Culture Goods: Some Proposals; F.Forte - Towards a Workable Heritage Policy; A.Peacock - Conference Participants - Index

Editorial Reviews

Comprised almost entirely of papers first presented at a conference held in Catania, Sicily in November 1995, this volume offers 14 chapters addressing theoretical dimensions involved in the determination of cultural heritage; the implications and effects of various regulation regimes; and the dual pressures of public and private use. Abundant case studies and proposals for policy change include examination of privatization policies in Venice, recent developments of cultural heritage policy in Japan, and a critique of official policies for conserving historic monuments in France. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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