Introduction
Employment-enhancing skill development facilitated
Individual economic benefit obtained
Direct employment provided
Indirect employment stimulated
Local economy supported
References
Description
Local businesses experience greater patronage as a result of the activity, which may lead to increased staffing. Individuals participating in the event exercise their economic freedom by choosing to spend their money in the local economy.
Measures
Increased patronage of local businesses perceived by the businesses as resulting from the cultural activity.
Increased staffing and/or employment hours at local businesses in direct response to the cultural activity.
Participants exercise freedom of economic choice by consciously choosing to spend their money locally.
(The economic outcomes are currently in active review through the National Local Government Cultural Forum in 2018 and updates will be posted here as they are completed)
Evaluation questions
(The economic outcomes are currently in active review through the National Local Government Cultural Forum in 2018 and updates will be posted here as they are completed)
Evaluation methods
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(The economic outcomes are currently in active review through the National Local Government Cultural Forum in 2018 and updates will be posted here as they are completed)
Activities that could contribute to this outcome
(The economic outcomes are currently in active review through the National Local Government Cultural Forum in 2018 and updates will be posted here as they are completed)
Theory underpinning this outcome
The arts may be a factor in influencing tourists to visit an area, city or country, thereby enhancing employment prospects in hotels, restaurants and so on (O’Hagan, 2016).
(The economic outcomes are currently in active review through the National Local Government Cultural Forum in 2018 and updates will be posted here as they are completed)
Evidence that this outcome occurs
There is some evidence to suggest that the existence of adequate cultural institutions has been an important factor in attracting business and tourists to a region (Bille & Schulze, 2006). In this case, the arts may form part of the social infrastructure that some see as a necessary condition for locating/working in an area (O’Hagan, 2016).
(The economic outcomes are currently in active review through the National Local Government Cultural Forum in 2018 and updates will be posted here as they are completed)
Processes contributing to this outcome
(The economic outcomes are currently in active review through the National Local Government Cultural Forum in 2018 and updates will be posted here as they are completed)