Overview
- Presents a detailed insight into the urban creative economy in Italy between the 17th and 19th centuries
- Offers new insights into the value of economic history analyses of creative sectors
- Illuminates archival-based research into the early music conservatories of Naples
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Economic History (PEHS)
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This book analyses the emergence and growth of the creative sector in Naples between the early modern and modern eras, focusing particularly on the development of music markets in the city. From the seventeenth century, Naples became one of the most culturally enriched regions in the Italian peninsula, with internationally known music schools, theatres and opera venues attracting visitors from across Europe in a burgeoning tourist market. This book sheds light on the driving economic factors and political contexts behind this key case study for the early growth of the opera and music sector in Europe.
Starting with a discussion of the value of economic history to understanding cultural industries, the chapters approach this analysis through multiple lenses: the formation of human capital as the result of Naples’ institutional urban welfare system; the role of cultural consumption as it evolved from a primarily religious activity to growing popular demand; and the rolethat central city authorities played in encouraging cultural activity through private investment and public policy. The book also draws on fascinating archival research to examine the contribution of Naples’ music conservatories in the local creative economy. This book is a valuable resource to a broad range of readers, including those working in economic history, tourism history, the history of music and theatre, Italian social history and more.
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Rossella Del Prete is an Associate Professor of Economic History in the Department of Economics at the University of Sannio, Italy. Her research interests span history and economics, including public history, the economic history of art and culture, governance of cultural heritage, the history of tourism, labour history and female entrepreneurship.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Neapolitan Creative Economy
Book Subtitle: The Growth of the Music Market and Creative Sector in Naples, 17th–19th Centuries
Authors: Rossella Del Prete
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Economic History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55903-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-55902-0Published: 11 May 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-55905-1Due: 25 May 2025
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-55903-7Published: 10 May 2024
Series ISSN: 2662-6497
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6500
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXI, 328
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic History, Cultural Economics, History of Italy, Music