Are we aware of the values of craft? In this edited volume, cultural economists, researchers and professionals provide an interdisciplinary discussion of the relevance and contribution of the craft sector to the economy, as well as to society at large.

Mignosa and Kotipalli bring together contributors to compare the craft sector across countries, analysing the role of institutions, educational bodies, organisations and market structure in its evolution and perception. The Western approach to craft and its subordinate position to the arts is contrasted with the prestige of craftmanship in Eastern countries, while the differing ways that craft has attracted the attention of policy agencies, museums, designers and private institutions across regions is also analysed. This volume is vital reading to those interested in the economic features of craft and craftsmanship around the world, as well as for those interested in the importance of policy in bringing about effective sustainable development.

Anna Mignosa is Assistant Professor at the University of Catania, Italy, and Lecturer at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Her field of research is cultural economics, specifically cultural heritage and cultural policies. Mignosa is particularly interested in the potential effect of research on society. She had been member of the Board of the Association of Cultural Economics and is one of the founders of Officine Culturali and of CREARE.

Priyatej Kotipalli holds a PhD from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His primary research interest is in the economics of intangible cultural heritage with a special focus on traditional knowledge and skills. He serves on the board of various cultural organisations in the Netherlands and India. He is also member of the National Scientific Committee of Intangible Cultural Heritage, ICOMOS India, and of the Crafts Council of Telengana, India.

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Anna Mignosa is Assistant Professor at the University of Catania, Italy, and Lecturer at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Her field of research is cultural economics, specifically cultural heritage and cultural policies. Mignosa is particularly interested in the potential effect of research on society. She had been member of the Board of the Association of Cultural Economics and is one of the founders of Officine Culturali and of CREARE.

Priyatej Kotipalli holds a PhD from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His primary research interest is in the economics of intangible cultural heritage with a special focus on traditional knowledge and skills. He serves on the board of various cultural organisations in the Netherlands and India. He is also member of the National Scientific Committee of Intangible Cultural Heritage, ICOMOS India, and of the Crafts Council of Telengana, India.

Inhalt

Foreword Arjo Klamer

Introduction Anna Mignosa and Priyatej Kotipalli

Part 1 Definitional issues

Chapter 1. Defining Craft:  Hermeneutics and Economy  - Ronda L. Brulotte and Manuel JR Montoya****

Chapter 2. UNESCO approach to crafts - Indrasen Vencatachellum

Chapter 3. Making sense of craft using cultural economics  - Priyatej Kotipalli

Part 2 Policies for crafts

Chapter 4. Policies for craft: reasons and tools - Anna Mignosa ******

Chapter 5. Crafts policies in China - Lili Jiang

Chapter 6. Arts and Crafts policies: heritage vs economics in France - Francesca Cominelli **

Chapter 7. Handwerk - Crafts and trades in Germany - Thora Fjeldsted

Chapter 8. The building of craft policy in India - Ritu Sethi

Chapter 9. Crafts policies in Japan - Kazuko Goto

Chapter 10. Crafts in the Netherlands - From an economic to a value-based perspective - Marleen Hofland-Mol, Marion Poortvliet

Chapter 11. Crafts policies in the U.K - Julia Bennett Chapter 12. Craft Economic Policies in the United States 1896-2016 - Manuel J.R. Montoya

Part 3 Economic issues

Chapter 13. An economic assessment of Asian crafts - Simon Ellis and Joseph Lo

Chapter 14. A Cultural Economic Analysis of Crafts - A view from the workshop of the world - John Ballyn

Chapter 15. The invisible giant: economics of artisanal activity in India - Ashoke Chatterjee ****

Chapter 16. Measuring the economics of traditional craft production - Simon Ellis

** **Part 4 Future development

Chapter 17. The importance of craft culture - Arjo Klamer

Chapter 18. Design and craft: the practitioners view -  Lucia Giuliano

Chapter 19. Material is the mother of innovation - Maikel H.G. Kuijpers

Chapter 20. Education for Artisans: Beginning A Sustainable Future for Craft Traditions - Judy Frater