Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate about the Benefits of the Arts

• Main Author: McCarthy, Kevin F. (auth)
• Other Authors: Ondaatje, Elizabeth H. (auth), Zakaras, Laura (auth), Brooks, Arthur (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2004
• Subjects: Central government policies; Political Science
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

During the past decade, arts advocates have relied on an instrumental approach to the benefits of the arts in arguing for support of the arts. This report evaluates these arguments and asserts that a new approach is needed. This new approach offers a more comprehensive view of how the arts create pr...