RETHINKING THE SOCIAL IMPACTS OF THE ARTS

International Journal of Cultural Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-151

  Belfiore, Eleonora ^a   Bennett, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

civilising mission; cultural history; evidence based policy; intellectuals and cultural policy; negative impacts; social impacts of the arts; unconscious and unmeasurable impacts

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044909996     PISSN: 10286632     EISSN: 14772833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286630701342741     Document Type: Article

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