The economics of the national performing arts - exploiting consumer surplus and willingness-to-pay: A case of cultural policy failure?

Leisure Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-118

  Evans, Graeme L ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0032764466     PISSN: 02614367     EISSN: 14664496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026143699374989     Document Type: Article

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