Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Bertacchini Enrico
Author-Email: enrico.bertacchini@unito.it
Author-Name: Saccone Donatella
Author-Email: donatella.saccone@unito.it
Author-Workplace-Name: University of Turin
Author-Workplace-Homepage: http://www.de.unito.it/
Title: The political economy of world heritage
Abstract: The paper explores the main determinants aecting the nomination and
selection process of World Heritage Sites. While World Heritage represents
the most relevant cultural and natural assets for the humankind, little re-
search has been conducted to understand the conditions in
uencing the
process of sites inscription. Using panel data, we provide evidence on the
institutional and economic conditions of countries which aect the compo-
sition of the World Heritage List. In particular, we test whether political
factors, such as the involvement of countries in the World Heritage Com-
mittee, in
uence inscription of national heritage sites in the List. The paper
contributes to the cultural economics literature by providing new insights
on the political economy of conservation and promotion of heritage at the
international level.
Length: 21 pages
Creation-Date: 2011-02
File-URL: http://www.eblacenter.unito.it/WP/2011/1_WP_Ebla_CSS.pdf
File-Format: Application/PDF
Handle: RePEc:uto:eblawp:201101