Cultural Economics investigates and analyses the contribution to and
role of the creative industries and their products and services in the
overall economy. From the performance arts to television, from the
internet to paintings and publishing, the creative industries can be
goods or services that are both public and private, protected by
copyright, consumed, created, auctioned and susceptible to fashion and
technological development.
In this fascinating introduction to the field, Christiane Hellmanzik
unpacks the complexity of the issues at stake and through the careful
use of case studies illuminates the challenges that the creative
industries present for economic analysis. Topics covered include the
demand for culture, investment, the superstar theory and the impact of
globalization and the internet on markets and industrial models.