Annette Van den Bosch has worked as an artist and art critic, and in arts administration and policy. She lectures in the School of Literary, Visual and Performance Studies at Monash University, Melbourne.

Introduction..1. The art market: The role of art auctions in establishing a global market..2. The formation of the Australian market within the international market..3. Changes in the audience for art..4. What is a good reputation worth?..5. State and National Galleries: Building relationships between international and national values in art..6. Australian arts policy and funding..7. National and global transactions in the art world and market..8. Global change..Select bibliography..Endnotes