The artistic precariat

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-111

  Bain, Alison ^a   McLean, Heather ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

artist collectives; artists; community cultural economy; creative city; precarity

Indexed keywords

ART; CULTURAL ECONOMY; CULTURAL RELATIONS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EMPLOYMENT; NEOLIBERALISM;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 84874299013     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rss020     Document Type: Article

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