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Enabling and inhibiting the creative economy: the role of the local and regional dimensions in England
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Abstract This paper addresses issues regarding the development of creative and cultural industries (CCIs) in England from a local and regional perspective, integrating qualitative findings from two separate research projects in Birmingham and Newcastle-Gateshead. The findings question current regional polici... view more
This paper addresses issues regarding the development of creative and cultural industries (CCIs) in England from a local and regional perspective, integrating qualitative findings from two separate research projects in Birmingham and Newcastle-Gateshead. The findings question current regional policies and their understanding of the local and regional dimensions as being limited to the idea of geographical clusters. Instead, the paper calls for the integration of the cluster model with a "knowledge pool" model, which underlines the role of locality and the importance of the personal and operational connections of the CCIs within and outside their region.... view less
Classification
Area Development Planning, Regional Research
Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Art, Sociology of Literature
Free Keywords
creative industries; regional cultural policy; creative clusters; regional economic development; knowledge pool; O18; R12; Z10; Z13
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 717-734
Journal
Regional Studies, 44 (2010) 6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400903107728
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)