Cross-country comparisons of cultural statistics: Issues and good practice

Cultural Trends

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 299-316

  Madden, Christopher ^a  

^a International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies   (Australia)

Author keywords

Comparative cultural policy; Cultural indicators; Cultural statistics; International comparisons

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349139660     PISSN: 09548963     EISSN: 14693690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09548960600573559     Document Type: Article

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