This paper reviews the epistemological and methodological underpinnings of economic approaches to language issues, and proposes a definition of the economics of language as a field of research in its own right. It also introduces the contributions gathered in a special issue of the...

This paper examines the socio-economic status of the members of Switzerland's third language community - and hence its second largest linguistic community. Our goal is to check if a minority status in a demolinguistic sense is associated, in the case of Italian-speakers, with a divergence from...

La premiere partie de ce texte examine les conditions analytiques sous lesquelles on peut attribuer une valeur a une langue ou une autre, en distinguant notamment les valeurs privee et sociale, marchande et non-marchande. La seconde partie illustre la premiere a l'aide d'une estimation de la...

La premiere partie de ce texte examine les conditions analytiques sous lesquelles on peut attribuer une valeur a une langue ou une autre, en distinguant notamment les valeurs privee et sociale, marchande et non-marchande. La seconde partie illustre la premiere a l'aide d'une estimation de la...

The analysis of successful experiences in urban development shows that one important vector in increasing the popularity of a metropolis, so necessary in urban competition, is the "theatre-logo". "La Fenice" in Venice, Royal Theatre in Madrid, La Scala in Milan, "Globe" Theatre in London,...

The concern of managers in the cultural field, regarding knowledge and application of management tools used by organizations aimed at obtaining profits, has become obvious taking into account that the environment of the cultural organizations is becoming increasingly competitive. Currently, most...

The contribution of cultural organizations to the increase of the competitive position of cities has become increasingly significant in recent years through the role they play in urban development. Thus, increasing the number of visitors is a fundamental objective for the development strategy of...

This paper considers the arguments relating to the merits of continuing subsidies to the British theater arts. These are initially framed around the populist assertions typically levelled against advocates of continued subsidy.