Download or read book Economic Engagements with Art written by Neil De Marchi and published by History of Political Economy A. This book was released on 1999 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays about art and economic theory, revealing the tensions economists have experienced in integrating the value added due to art into their own framework of thought; about art and economic policy, looking at various aspects of governmental involvement with art, including heritage and tariff policy; and about the business of art, strategies for turning artistic ingenuity into saleable products. The volume deals primarily, though not exclusively, with painting.