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....

Bruno S. Frey untersucht Kunst und Kultur vom Standpunkt der Wirtschaftswissenschaften – vor allem unter zwei Aspekten: der Beziehung zwischen Kunst und Wirtschaft sowie der Anwendung ökonomischen Denkens auf den Bereich der Kunst und Kultur. Wichtige Bereiche der Kunstökonomik befassen sich...