▁culture . ▁Paul ▁M . ▁B ator , ▁who ▁helped ▁negoti ate ▁and ▁draft ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁convention ▁on ▁the ▁International ▁Trade ▁of ▁Art , ▁arg ues ▁that ▁larger ▁countries ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁cultural ▁interests ▁of ▁smaller ▁ones . ▁ ▁He ▁explains ▁in ▁The ▁International ▁Trade ▁in ▁Art ▁that ▁" art - rich ▁countries ▁should ▁create ▁tax ▁and ▁other ▁financial ▁and ▁psych ological ▁in cent ives ▁to ▁persu ade ▁those ▁with ▁important ▁anti qu ities ▁and ▁arch ae ological ▁objects ▁to ▁keep ▁them ▁at ▁home ". ▁ ▁Pro ponents ▁of ▁liberal ization ▁in ▁international ▁art ▁mark ets ▁stress ▁that ▁open ▁mark ets ▁contribute ▁to ▁efficient ▁production ▁and ▁distribution ▁of ▁cultural ▁products . ▁Rel iance ▁on ▁compet itive ▁market ▁forces ▁also ▁fre es ▁cre ative ▁individuals ▁from ▁the ▁h ind rance ▁of ▁government ▁o vers ight . ▁▁ ▁Many ▁special ▁characteristics ▁of ▁cultural ▁products ▁– ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁rival ry ▁in ▁content , ▁econom ies ▁of ▁scale , ▁and ▁ag gl omer ation ▁econom ies ▁– ▁enh ance ▁the ▁case ▁for ▁opening ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁Prote ction ▁ra ises ▁rather ▁than ▁low ers ▁domestic ▁prices , ▁which ▁det ract s ▁from ▁consumer ▁w elf are . ▁ ▁The ▁" com mod ification ▁ob jection " ▁is ▁the ▁rel uct ance ▁to ▁class ify ▁an ▁important ▁cultural ▁good ▁as ▁a ▁simple ▁trade ▁comm od ity , ▁and ▁is ▁frequently ▁c ited ▁by ▁cultural ▁protection ists . ▁ ▁Those ▁who ▁advoc ate ▁open ness ▁believe ▁that ▁free - market ▁nations ▁can ▁provide ▁the