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Book SynopsisEconomies of Life argues cogently that there is a ''default assumption that there is only one economy in our lives - the economy which is the one based on money. Our position is that there are many economies, of which the one based on money is just one, and that they all contribute to the health and sustainability of our shared lives''. To extend this thinking, money is the currency of trade, and art is the currency of experience.In his collection of five essays, Bill Sharpe uses the principles of ecological thinking to redefine our hitherto narrow understanding of terms like economy and value. The essays consider - with poetic sensitivity and intellectual clarity - what keeps each economy healthy, what sort of wealth each one accumulates and what sort of policies are most supportive of innovation and sustainability in a changing world.Bill Sharpe and a small group of other IFF members, working with the Watershed Media Centre in Bristol, took as the starting point for their inquiry the
Trade Review'At last, a fresh perspective on value that reclaims the pivotal role of the arts in the economy of meaning. Thought-provoking reading for policy-makers, grant givers and for artists themselves." Russell Willis Taylor, President and CEO, National Arts Strategies, Washington DC "Invaluable insights to help us build a shared approach to arts practice, measurement and funding. An essential guide to understanding the dilemma between making money and making meaning." Dick Penny, Managing Director, Watershed and Chair, Bristol Old Vic*
