In the twenty-first century, culture has become a valuable resource for European countries,
particularly those with abundant cultural heritage, as is the case in Southern European …

Theoretical literature defines service transfer from public to private sector as an outsourcing
contract (Besley, Ghatak, 2003; Burgess, Ratto, 2003; Hart, 2003; Kettl, 2000, etc.). Although …

As in most European countries and elsewhere, Spanish commercial archaeology is a
business model based on the theoretical and technical principles of safeguarding heritage …

There are more than hundred thousand immovable cultural assets/heritages in Turkey such
as inns, bathhouses, covered bazaars and mosques. It is known that there are some slums …

This article gives an overview of the heritage management system in Turkey with a special
focus on Istanbul. Referring to relevant works on this subject from the past few years, I want …

Abstract Under the Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by its leader Recep Tayyip
Erdoğan, the Turkish State and society at large have been subject to significant changes …

Following international trends, Turkey has recently introduced decentralisation reforms to its
highly centralised public administration system. These reforms have also applied to the …

Desde los años ochenta diversas investigaciones han profundizado en la comparación de
los diversos modelos de las políticas culturales nacionales. Asimismo, el interés por la …

The article analyzes the influence of particular instruments of the New Public Management
reforms on the performance of Czech museums. We examine the impact of administrative …

The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage for
protecting cultural assets and handing them down to future generations was adopted in …