Gifts of the Muse: Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts
This report asserts that a new approach is needed in support of the arts. This new approach offers a more comprehensive view of how the arts create private and public value, underscores the importance of the arts’ intrinsic benefits, and links the creation of benefits to arts involvement.
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http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2005/RAND_MG218.pdf