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Why low-income people have difficulty accessing to obtain public cultural services? Evidence from an empirical study on representative small and medium-sized cities

Dengdeng Wanyan (Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, China)
Zijian Wang (Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, China)

Library Hi Tech

ISSN: 0737-8831

Article publication date: 30 April 2021

Issue publication date: 22 November 2022

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Abstract

Purpose

This article aims to provide reference for government departments and public cultural institutions in strengthening the provision of public cultural services for low-income groups, improving services methods and fostering their cultural awareness and cultural rights.

Design/methodology/approach

Evidence from an empirical study on representative small and medium-sized cities.

Findings

This paper defines the specific aspects of the difficulties faced by urban low-income people in obtaining public cultural services, and it is no longer limited to analyze the causes behind these difficulties from a specific perspective.

Originality/value

The difficulties faced by urban low-income people in obtaining public cultural services are mainly reflected in the following four aspects: external condition pressure, individual condition limitations, service supply difference and feedback mechanism failure.

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Acknowledgements

This paper is supported by the National Social Science Foundation of China (project name: Research on the Problem and Countermeasures of Unbalanced and Inadequate Supply of Public Digital Cultural Services, Project No.18CTQ003).

Citation

Wanyan, D. and Wang, Z. (2022), "Why low-income people have difficulty accessing to obtain public cultural services? Evidence from an empirical study on representative small and medium-sized cities", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 40 No. 5, pp. 1244-1266. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHT-02-2021-0055

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