The economics of heritage : a study in the political economy of culture in Sicily

Based on the assupmtion that without understanding institutions, economists cannot make satisfactory policy prescriptions, this title draws conclusions on the strengths and limitations of applied economics in the field of heritage.

Sicily provides an interesting backdrop against which the study is set, demonstrating the economic complexities of heritage and the range of economic tools and concepts which can be employed to analyse it.

The book is a compilation of various approaches that economists trained in different branches of economics have brought to bear on heritage.

It considers the political economy of heritage policy from a variety of perpesctives.

It also discusses the public choice of fiscal federalism and looks at the problems of assessing the efficiency of policy measures.

Finally it provides an overview of the national experiences in France, Scotland and Italy in terms of heritage policy.