Tag Archives: Public goods theory

Sharing and Value

Posted on March 6, 2018 by lindaessig

I continue to explore, somewhat casually and, unfortunately, intermittently, the concept of “sharing” and what it could mean to have a true “sharing economy” for the arts. As part of that exploration, I am reading Arjo Klamer’s Doing the Right … Continue reading →

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In Which I Review the Theory of Public Goods

Posted on September 3, 2014 by lindaessig

Because “art is a public good” is an oft-used trope for justifying public funding for the arts, every so often I like to review Samuelson’s seminal work on the topic, “A Theory of Public Expenditure.” (It seems, lately, that reading … Continue reading →

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