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This Conversation Are the terms "Art" and "Culture" tough enough to frame a public policy carve-out for the 21st century? Are the old familiar words, weighted with multiple meanings and unhelpful preconceptions, simply no longer useful in analysis or advocacy? In his book, Arts, Inc., Bill Ivey advances "Expressive Life" as a new, expanded policy arena - a frame sufficiently robust to stand proudly beside "Work Life," "Family Life," "Education," and "The Environment." Is Ivey on the right track, or more
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Diana commented on How and what do you measure?: Nice post I like the sarcasm in it... Great stuff!...
Mini cooper S commented on Scorekeeping: Thanks for a good article. I personally think the only way of giving the p...
Jackie Bailey commented on Scorekeeping: Hi Alan and others, I have been reading your recent conversation about the...
Bourgeon commented on Scorekeeping, by whom?: A similar case can be made regarding preservation (and was, here: http://bo...
Mary Trudel commented on What to Measure: Hello Bill, et al – Yes art does make better people, participants in this ...
Nico Daswani commented on What to Measure: Thanks for this very interesting topic. There is so much to digest here, an...
Jesus Pantel commented on More Czars Than There Are in Heaven: I had thoughts similar to Nihar's - while we may want/need a more centraliz...
Scott Walters commented on Do We Need Central Authority in Arts & Culture?: I agree with you, Bill. Your description here and in "Arts, Inc." of how wi...
Peter Linett commented on More Czars Than There Are in Heaven: All week I've been trying to pin down why this conversation -- as thoughtfu...
Dalouge Smith commented on Scorekeeping, by whom?: The problem isn't just a lack of think tank and data collection infrastruct...
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