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MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM DEVELOPING
ECONOMIES TO CULTIVATING CULTURES
D. Paul Schafer has over five decades of experience in the cultural sector as an educator, advisor, administrator, and researcher.
He served as assistant director of the Ontario Arts Council (1967–1970) and founded York University's Arts and Media Administration Program (1970–1974).
He coordinated arts and international development programs at the University of Toronto (1984–1990) and taught arts administration and cultural policy at both York University and the University of Toronto.
Paul has also undertaken projects for Canada’s Department of External Affairs and advisory missions for UNESCO worldwide.
Initially trained as an economist, he previously taught economics at Dalhousie and Acadia Universities.
In his paper below, Paul explores the importance (and neglect) of culture as a driver in global economies
Introduction:
Over the last two and a half centuries, developing economies has been accorded the highest priority in the world. While countless benefits have been derived from this, it has become clear over the last few decades that the costs of developing economies are starting to outweigh the benefits and this could get much worse in the future.
Hence the need to make the transition from developing economies to cultivating cultures as the most effective way to deal with this problem in the future.
Download Paul's paper in full as a PDF here:
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Mark Walmsley FRSA FCIM AGSM
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