Introduction : the economics of taste / Iain Robertson -- The international art market / Iain Robertson -- Art, religion, history, money / Iain Robertson -- The success and failure of international arts management : the profitable evolution of a hybrid discipline / Eric Moody -- Stakeholder relationshipsin the market for contemporary art / Derick Chong -- Tax matters / Renee Pfister -- Managing uncertainty : the visual art market for contemporary art in the United States / Joan Jeffri -- The emerging art markets for contemporary art in East Asia / IainRobertson -- World taste in Chinese art / James Spencer -- The nature of supply and demand in the Old Master picture market / Alexander Hope -- Art crime / Patrick Boylan -- The current and future value of art / Iain Robertson -- Endgame and beyond / Iain Robertson