Creative Economies, Creative Cities: Asian-European Perspectives

Justin O’Connor and Lily Kong The cultural and creative industries have become increasingly prominent in many policy agendas in recent years. Not only have governments identified the growing consumer potential for cultural/creative industry products in the home market, they have also seen the creative industry agenda as central to the growth of external m— kets. This agenda stresses creativity, innovation, small business growth, and access to global markets – all central to a wider agenda o...