Since Taiwan's recent economic slump, the number of people living in poverty has risen dramatically. The Economic Daily News (2004)reports that, according to the Survey of FamilyIncome and Expenditure in the Taiwan Area,2002, more than 2.95 million people, or 13.1%of the population, are living in poverty, with a personal income of less than €6,31 1. This puts them at the lowest of the five personal income levels defined in the survey. Meanwhile, the government is encouraging public museums to increase their earned income by raising admis-sion fees and adopting the Private Management Of Public Services (PMPS) model, allowing the private sector to run museums in order to ease the financial burden on the state. (Lin 56)