Cultural trade background report

In August 2001, the Australia Council made a submission to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) for the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) Fourth Trade Policy Review of Australia. This report sets out the context for many of the issues raised in that submission.

This report covers:

• the recent experience in world trade negotiations relating to arts and culture;
• the social and economic benefits of Australian arts and culture, and some current cultural policy tools;
• the future of regulatory issues regarding trade in culture; and
• the Australia Council's core principles and recommendations.