Gifts of the muse: reframing the debate about the benefits of the arts
By: Kevin F. McCarthy ... [etl.]
Contributors: McCarthy, Kevin F., 1945-
Publisher: RAND; RAND Corporation, The
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Government aid to the arts; Arts and society
Description: During the past decade, arts advocates have relied on an instrumental approach to the benefits of the arts in arguing for support of the arts. This report evaluates these arguments and asserts that a new approach is needed. This new approach offers a more comprehensive view of how the arts create private and public value, underscores the importance of the arts' intrinsic benefits, and links the creation of benefits to arts involvement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Instrumental benefits: what research tells us; and what it does not; title: Instrumental benefits: can we be more specific?; title: The missing link: intrinsic benefits; title: The process of arts participation: how is it related to benefits?; title: Conclusions and implications