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100			_aStrom, Elizabeth
245			_aConverting pork into porcelain: cultural institutions and downtown development
260			_c2002
300			_ap.3-21.
362			_aSep
520			_aThe importance of cultural institutions to contemporary revitalization efforts in U.S. cities is attributed to several factors. First, the transformation of the urban political economy has made cities more dependent on their consumption economies. Second, urban cultural institutions have a strong interest in improving their surroundings, especially now that they have become more dependent on revenue-generating activities and on funding sources interested in attracting broad audiences. Finally, cultural hierarchies have become less rigid, allowing cultural institutions to draw on serious and popular art forms. - Reproduced.
650			_aCultural organizations
773			_aUrban Affairs Review
909			_a56335
999			_c56335 _d56335