This article is a summary of a panel discussion held in September, 1988 at the Cultural Economics meeting in Ottawa, Canada. The panel discussion was planned with the idea of examining several of the viewpoints held by economists about public support for the arts and then to move on to dicusss the possible changes that may come about in the near future in the light of these economists' different perspectives.

This article focuses on the experiences of Jewish painters and sculptors of Sephardi background in the Israeli art world. It argues that their role in Israeli art mirrors and is shaped by the place of Sephardi Jews in Israeli society.

This article explores the possible impacts the large number of cultural policy networks could have on cultural policy research and cultural policymaking.

This article explore motivation behind people's choice to become subscribers to orchestras season. This article was published in the International Journal of Arts Management, an essential reading for the arts management community.

This article examines the initial effort between 1981 and 1985 to formulate and implement a cultural policy for The Gambia, a small developing country in West Africa. Its purpose is to draw some conclusions about policy formulation and implementation under severe financial and administrative constraints. Two lessons stand out. The first is that policy formulation must be treated as a process, not as an event. The second is that policy formulation is a time- and skill-intensive effort that needs to draw upon a diverse range of viewpoints. With broad participation, the task is difficult;...

This article examines public support for the arts in Norway, focusing on painting and sculpture. It begins with an analysis of the historical development of cultural policy in Norway and then turns to the role of artist associations, whose goal is to advance the economic supports and artistic autonomy of their members. (from abstract)