Plural Values of Culture in Europe by Arturo Rodrguez Morat... - 9781032816067

Plural Values of Culture in EuropeAuthor(s): Arturo Rodrguez Morat, Nancy Duxbury, Antonella Fresa, Gbor Sonkoly\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032816067, 978-1032816067\nSynopsis\nIn recent years, the plurality of values of culture has been increasingly recognized in practical, academic, and policymaking contexts. Beyond its traditional intrinsic valueslinked to aesthetics, authenticity, and excellenceits capacity to contribute to well-being, to promote identity and belonging and tolerance and inclusiveness, to stimulate creativity, and to foster innovation are ever more acknowledged by a great variety of social actors. However, an economy- and market-oriented perspective has come to dominate the administrative and managerial discourse on cultural valuation for a few decades. This has resulted in a predominance of an approach to valuing culture that is expressed exclusively in terms of its economic impact, obs.