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PRIVATIZATION
AND CULTURE Edited by Peter B. Boorsma (Twente
University), Annemoon van Hemel (Boekman Foundation) and Niki van
der Wielen (Boekman Foundation) |
Since the late 1980s privatisation has been a feature in the field of
culture in Europe. However, the cultural political debate on this issue
has been hampered by speculations prejudices. Many connect the term only
with governments passing their responsibilities for the arts to the market.
This book is a pioneer venture, confronting fables with facts. It focuses
on European experiences in the performing arts (theatre and opera), heritage
(museums and built heritage) and cultural industries (film and television
broadcasting and the book industry). The result is an up-to-date insight
into privatisation in the cultural sector and its consequences for cultural
policy and development in Europe.
The contributors are academics, practitioners and policy makers, working
in different cultural fields and in different countries. They offer a
rich spectrum of concepts, experiences and perspectives.
Summary
- Acknowledgements
- Focussing the Cultural Political Debate in Europe,
Peter B. Boorsma, Annemoon van Hemel and Niki van der Wielen
- Foreword, Carla Bodo (Cultural
Information and Research Centres Liaison in Europe, CIRCLE), Theodoor
H. Adams (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, the Netherlands),
Vera Boltho (Cultural Policy and Action Division of the Council of
Europe)
- An analytical introduction
- Privatizing the Muse ´and all that jazz´, Peter B. Boorsma
- Approaches to privatisation and
culture
- Rethinking the State´s Role: Privatisation, Economics and Cultural Policy, David Throsby
- Beyond Privatisation: The Hybridization of Museums and the Built Heritage, J. Mark Schuster
- De-monopolizing Culture: Privatisation and Culture in 23 European Countries, Cas Smithuijsen
- Case studies
- The Contradictions of Désétatisation: Museums in France, Françoise Benhamou
- Traditional Policy Tools and New Incentives: Built Heritage in Greece, Effie Karpodini-Dimitriadi
- The Shotgun Wedding of Opera and Industry: Opera Houses in Italy, Ugo Bacchella
- Who Laughs Last…: Film and Broadcasting in Hungary, Mihály Gálik
- Unbinding Books: Publishing in the Czech Republic, Jirina Smejkalová
- The Conflicts between Profits and Politics: Cultural Industries in Europe, Kirill Razlogov
- Unlike Airlines and Phone Companies: Performing Arts in Europe, Dragan Klaic
- Mixed Economy and Culture: Britain´s Experience, Stephan Creigh-Tyte
- Conclusions, Peter B. Boorsma,
Annemoon van Hemel and Niki van der Wielen
- Appendix A
- About the Authors
- Appendix B
- CIRCLE´s Recommendations to the Council of Europe, Board of CIRCLE
- Appendix C - Introduction to the Work of CIRCLE
- Introduction to the Work of the Boekman Foundation
- Introduction to the Department of Public Administration and Public Policy of Twente University
- Appendix D
- Index