TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER I-WHAT IS SPECULATION? -- CHAPTER II-THE MACHINERY OF MARKETS -- CHAPTER III-THE VEHICLES OF SPECULATION -- CHAPTER IV-MARKET MOVEMENTS-RIPPLES AND WAVES -- CHAPTER V-THE TIDES OF SPECULATION -- CHAPTER VI-FORECASTING THE MAJOR SWINGS -- CHAPTER VII-THE...

This 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...

What is the Economics of Art and Culture? -- The Social Value of Art -- Art Markets and Auctions -- The Artists' Labour Market -- Reproductions in Art -- Creative Cultural Economy -- The Performing Arts -- Festivals -- Films -- Museums -- Superstar Museums and Special Exhibitions -- Cultural...