Importance of culture today

This article discusses the crucial importance of culture for the harmonious development ofindividuals and society in a context in which the Romanian state values less and less this field. Neitherman nor society can live outside culture, except in degrading and anomic forms, as Emile Durkheimwould say, because culture generates social order, which is vital for survival. To demonstrate this idea,I first conceptually clarify the idea of culture and then highlight its significance. After establishing this,I will try to answer the question “How much money do we spend on culture today?”. As I see that atleast in Romania, culture has an insignificant “budgetary importance”, I will conclude by underliningthe disastrous effects of the financial neglect of culture.