mike193823319483The standard approach to economic analysis of arts and culture is built on the theory of market failure and the idea that arts and culture are a public good. In essence, if left to the market, too little art and culture will be produced from the perspective of aggregate social welfare. Accordingly, optimal arts and cultural policy...
Steven Pinker at Gottingen in 2010wikimedia, CC BY-NC-SAPhilosophy has a problem with expertise. The discipline is, at its heart, a form of questioning that struggles to provide for easy or definite answers. I think this is one of philosophy’s strengths, but it can provoke problems.
One such problem when those without philosophical training...
University attrition or 'drop-out' rates are at their highest level since 2005. from www.shutterstock.com.auThe latest Selected Higher Education Statistics have revealed an increase in student attrition, or the percentage of students commencing in 2013 who neither completed nor re-enrolled in 2014.
In 2013, the national figure for domestic...
Give up or lose out.from www.shutterstock.comWhen is a choice not really a choice? It could be argued that the latest proposal from the government aimed at people who have problems with drugs and alcohol is not a choice but an ultimatum – accept help for your problem or lose your right to welfare benefits.
This proposal raises some very...
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