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Why the feel-good narratives must end

The tendency to overstate impacts through uncritical narratives of success risks undermining the credibility of arguments about why state subsidies for art and culture are necessary, say Leila Jancovich and David Stevenson.

Leila Jancovich and David Stevenson
5 min read

The cultural sector has faced phenomenal challenges due to Covid. A recent Centre for Economics and Business Research report suggests that losing as much as one third of the sector would be a good res...

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