Public and private art funding in Brazil

Resumo

Tax incentives to fuel corporate sponsorship for the arts have been introduced in many countries, during the 80's and 90's. Brazil is one of them. To better understand symbolic, political and economic interests involved with such support, this article emphasizes both macro and micro perspectives. From a macro perspective, it examines the impact of neoliberalism on the Brazilian society, and also how economic and political life shape a climate appropriate to business sponsorship. From the micro perspective it analyses the pros and cons in the debate involving artists, public and private cultural managers, and other groups. Using Weberian categories, and avoiding naïve enthusiasm toward business in the arts, the article opposes the modern 'neoliberal privatization' of culture to the 'patrimonial privatization', as can historically be seen in the socially restricted, unaccountable and often low effective government performance in the area.

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Relatório

Ano

2000

Instituição

Fundação Getulio Vargas

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso aberto

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/3081

Temas

Finanças Públicas

Palavras-chave

Corporate sponsorshipIncentivo fiscalPatrocínio empresarialAdministração de empresasPolítica cultural