The Moral Foundations of Public Funding for the Arts (New Directions in Cultural Policy Research)

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the moral foundations of arts funding, offering a unique perspective that challenges assumptions and sparks critical debate in the field.

With a focus on arm's length arts councils, which are the norm in the Anglo-American world, the book draws on economic methods, the liberal-egalitarian framework of John Rawls, communitarian opposition to the liberal framework, the capabilities approach to equality, and the cultural conservatism of Roger Scruton and others.

The author offers a detailed account and critique of diverse approaches to arts funding, providing readers with a deeper understanding of what ought to receive priority and which parts of the cultural world are best left to their own devices.

This book is an essential contribution to the field, offering both a synthesis of moral foundations and an original outlook on the subject matter.