Modelling the heritage world: Economic, legal and political considerations

The economic literature on heritage has primarily analysed the impact of building preservation on real-estate values and community redevelopment. Recently, economists have expanded their study on heritage to include everything from historic buildings and antiques to museums and monuments. However, t...

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Published inInternational journal of heritage studies : IJHS Vol. 4; no. 3-4; pp. 168 - 176
Main Author Stanziola, Javier
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 1998
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Economics of Heritage
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Heritage
Historic Preservation
Miami
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Summary:The economic literature on heritage has primarily analysed the impact of building preservation on real-estate values and community redevelopment. Recently, economists have expanded their study on heritage to include everything from historic buildings and antiques to museums and monuments. However, this research ignores the political and legal characteristics of heritage and is used primarily to justify government expenditures on heritage. The economic study of heritage should include a conceptual framework to explain the process through which certain artefacts acquire historic significance and value. This framework would provide guidance to establish which economic agents form part of the heritage world and what incentives guide them to join it. With this framework in place., we can evaluate how the tools used by these agents to obtain their own goals affect the provision of historic resources.
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ISSN:1352-7258
1470-3610
DOI:10.1080/13527259808722234