First published in 1990, this investigative overview of the politics of arts' and cultural funding examines the question of public support for the arts. Looking at both popular commercial forms of culture, including radio, pop music and cinema, and the more traditional highbrow arts such as drama and opera, Art, Culture and Enterprise was the first book of its kind to deal systematically with the politics of contemporary culture.

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. But What Does it Mean? 2. Public Arts Funding - Who Benefits? 3. Reaching the Parts Other Arts Don't... 4. Commercial Culture 5. The Subsidized Culture 6. From Mass Production to Popular Production 7. Money, Money, Money 8. Changing the System; References; Index