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Creative economy policy in developing countries: The case of Indonesia

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  • Fikri Zul Fahmi

    (University of Groningen, Netherlands
    Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia)

  • Philip McCann

    (University of Groningen, Netherlands)

  • Sierdjan Koster

    (University of Groningen, Netherlands)

Abstract

This paper investigates how the creative economy discourse is interpreted and implemented in the context of Indonesia as a developing country. Our main conclusion is that the discourse is interpreted differently across localities. Bandung appears to be the only locality whose interpretation aligns with the general understanding of a creative economy that emphasises knowledge creation and innovation. This was made possible by the strong support from academia and communities who wanted to experiment with this policy idea. Our study also provides an insight into a creative economy developing not only as a discourse, but also as a workable framework for development policies, in this city. Conversely, other cities seem to pragmatically use the policy idea without considering the local context in a rebranding exercise in order to drive economic development, whereby traditional cultural industries are relabelled as creative despite performing hardly any innovation activities. Despite this, Bandung illustrates that there are possibilities for a developing country such as Indonesia to adopt the vision of a creative economy by reshaping local institutions to support successful experimentation with this new idea.

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  • Fikri Zul Fahmi & Philip McCann & Sierdjan Koster, 2017. "Creative economy policy in developing countries: The case of Indonesia," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 54(6), pages 1367-1384, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:54:y:2017:i:6:p:1367-1384
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098015620529
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    Keywords

    creative economy; creative industries; cultural economy; discourse; economic development; governance; Indonesia;
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    JEL classification:

    • D02 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
    • O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth
    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy
    • Z18 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Public Policy

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