01785pam a2200289 a 4500 498154 BD-DhUL 20160525115244.0 991220s2000 enk b 001 0 eng 99086569 0674001648 alkaline paper cloth 498154 DLC eng DLC DLC BD-DhUL anuc n-us--- NX705.5.U6 C38 2000 338.47700973 21 CAC Caves, Richard E. 1931- Creative industries : contracts between art and commerce / Richard E. Caves. Cambridge ; London : Harvard University Press, 2000 (2001 printing). ix, 454 p. ; 24 cm. GBP 13.95 Includes bibliographical references and index. "This book explores the organization of creative industries, including the visual and performing arts, movies, theater, sound recordings, and book publishing. In each, artistic inputs are combined with other, "humdrum" inputs. But the deals that bring these inputs together are inherently problematic: artists have strong views; the muse whispers erratically; and consumer approval remains highly uncertain until all costs have been incurred." "To explain the logic of these arrangements, the author draws on the analytical resources of industrial economics and the theory of contracts. He addresses the winner-take-all character of many creative activities that brings wealth and renown to some artists while dooming others to frustration; why the "option" form of contract is so prevalent; and why even savvy producers get sucked into making "ten-ton turkeys," such as Heaven's Gate."--BOOK JACKET. Arts Economic aspects United States ddc BK 69700 69700 0 0 ddc 0 338_477009730000000_CAC 0 NFIC 118321 DUL DUL FIC 2005-04-25 Purchased 338.47700973 CAC 411474 2016-05-25 2016-05-25 BK