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”The book will be of interest not just to scholars, planners, local government officials and others working in the Nordic countries, but to researchers anywhere in the world who are concerned with evaluating investment in the cultural sector in an urban and regional context.” – David Throsby, professor i kulturekonomi
”This book offers a new understanding of the effects of the arts and culture on the regional and local development. The 28 authors present a comprehensive analysis of festivals, museums, creative industries, etc. They illustrate their issues with a great variety of Scandinavian case studies. In a context of deep economic crisis, they provide an excellent analysis of the way culture can increase social well-being. The book helps evaluating the respective weight of private initiative and public support. The authors do not hesitate to stress the positive impact of culture and its limits. The book is original, insightful and deserves to be read by students, scholars, and practitioners as well.” – Françoise Benhamou, professor i kulturekonomi