D'Art Report: Inter-country comparisons of government arts expenditure

IFACCA,
15 June 2003, Australia

This interim report provides a brief introduction to issues involved in making cross-country comparisons of government expenditures on arts and culture. After reviewing some well-known comparisons, the paper discusses problems inherent in such comparisons, drawing particular attention to an inability to account for indirect expenditures (such as tax foregone) due to lack of data. As a result of these problems, the paper argues that proper comparisons are not able to be made. A list of references is provided.

This is an interim report that provides preliminary references.

http://www.ifacca.org/topic/inter-country-comparisons-of-government-arts-expen/