Book Diary – May 23 – What is Equity in the Arts? A First Look…

There are two ways to approach equity, which I’m going to define as a fair or just set of entitlements or outcomes among people, not necessarily equal, but fair.
One way is to focus on people’s disposable income: what are people able to buy for themselves? How they spend their money is not the primary concern. If you and I have equal disposable income, and face the same prices when we shop, what does it matter if you spend more on rent and less on going out than I do, if we each hav