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ARTICLE
05 November 2002

THE USA GOVERNMENT: ARBITER OR CATALYST FOR THE ARTS?
By Ms. Cynthia Tse Kimberlin, Ph.D. Executive Director, Music Research Institute & Publisher, MRI Press Point Richmond, CA USA

An investigation of how music politics is formed in a country without a Ministry of Arts, but with lots of powerful interest groups and lobby organizations.


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