Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Arts in a Market Economy -- 2 The Market for the Written Word -- 3 The Wealthy City as a Center for Western Art -- 4 From Bach to the Beatles: The Developing Market for Music -- 5 Why Cultural Pessimism? -- Notes -- Index

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Arts in a Market Economy -- 2. The Market for the Written Word -- 3. The Wealthy City as a Center for Western Art -- 4. From Bach to the Beatles: The Developing Market for Music -- 5. Why Cultural Pessimism? -- Notes -- Index.