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Comments on: National chooses “sexy” movie protectionism http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2013/12/18/national-chooses-sexy-movie-protectionism/ The Visible Hand in Economics Sat, 21 Dec 2013 07:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Andrew F http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2013/12/18/national-chooses-sexy-movie-protectionism/#comment-42571 Sat, 21 Dec 2013 07:36:00 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=10554#comment-42571 Yeah my instinctive reaction is to call this protectionism. However, to extend a little on the point you made about social benefits is the (admittedly tentative) links to the arts. Arguably film making is an art form in the broader sense. albeit one that has become very commercialised. I guess this is what distinguishes it from other arts (such as performance art). perhaps a better comparison is with TV which is also subject to some significant government support.

So I’m wondering 1) what makes art special and b) if they are, where is the line that means something (i.e. film making) should not be viewed in the same way?

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