The second edition of this widely acclaimed and extensively cited collection of original contributions by specialist authors reflects changes in the field of cultural economics over the last eight years. Thoroughly revised chapters alongside new topics and contributors bring the Handbook up to...

Several of the authors question the efficacy of copyright, which is increasingly regarded as benefiting multinational organisations rather than individual authors and performers. Others are less critical of copyright per se, but question its ability to meet the new challenges of a digital era....

"Political scientists by and large ignore cultural industries and technologies whereas they are prominent in other disciplines. This book provides insights from local, societal, national, and international levels in understanding cultural industries, technologies, and policies and integrates...

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; 1 Towards global cultural policy studies; PART I: Situating cultural policy; 2 Cultural policy in political science research; 3 Cultural economics, innovation and intellectual property; 4...

Der Band beinhaltet die Vorträge des Symposiums der Karl Heinz Beckurts-Stiftung am 21./22.10.1996 in Bonn. Inhalt: Afting, Ernst-Günter: Globalisierung der Forschung in pharmazeutischen Unternehmen. - Albach, Horst:Wirtschaftspolitische und technologiepolitische Folgen der Globalisierung. -...