Beschreibung:
The arts have faced big changes in recent years. This book explores the changes driven by the crisis of the welfare state and the privatization of public entities. It considers the tensions between managerial rhetoric and professional practices and questions the extension of managerial rhetoric for the very survival of arts organizations.
The arts have faced big changes in recent years. This book explores the changes driven by the crisis of the welfare state and the privatization of public entities. It considers the tensions between managerial rhetoric and professional practices and questions the extension of managerial rhetoric for the very survival of arts organizations.
List of Tables and Figures Preface to the English Edition Preface to the Italian Edition Acknowledgements Arts Organizations Between Uses and Abuses of Managerial Rhetoric Management and the British Museum: Competing Rhetoric and Identities Management Control and Managerial Rhetoric in Italian Public Sector Cultural Institutions Managerialization of Cultural Organization and Institutional Assets: The Transformation into Foundation and Managerial Rhetoric Reporting on Performances: The Development of Venetian Municipal Museums in the 90s References Index