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The Patron State: Government and the Arts in Europe, North America, and Japan
The Patron State Government and the Arts in Europe North America and Japan Author:Milton C. Cummings, Richard S. Katz Collecting essays about the experiences of thirteen countries, including the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Japan, The Patron State presents a global overview of recent government policies in relation to the arts. Each country is analyzed in terms of the forms and levels of government support of the arts; the organizational ... more »structure of arts support programs; policy choices; patterns of financial distribution; the impact of government programs on the arts; and the impact of budget cuts that have occurred in virtually every country since the mid-1970s.« less