Economic Perspectives on Cultural Heritage FROM THE PUBLISHER
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.
FROM THE CRITICS
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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.
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