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The Creative Economy: Vision or Illusion in the Structural Change?

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  • Rolf G. Heinze
  • Fabian Hoose

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This contribution discusses the hopes associated with the rise of the creative industries and gives explanations for the debates in politics, science and the media. In doing so, our underlying thesis is that the culture and creative economy is a virtual sector and that a uniform promotion—also by means of staged events that attract a lot of media attention—needs to be challenged. In a further step, the scientific implications will also be outlined on the basis of the term's “career” in the public debate. A brief analysis of the empiricism of the creative economy will provide further insight into its real significance and demonstrate possible definitional weaknesses of the term. The creative industries are an essential element of modern economic infrastructure. They will play an important role in the future, especially for cluster strategies. However, the scientific research so far is not able to reach more accurate conclusions regarding the effects of governance on the culture and creative industry. Therefore, this contribution shows future research fields. We will conclude by venturing an outlook on the further development of the sector and demonstrate its social and economic effects using the example of the Ruhr Area in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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  • Rolf G. Heinze & Fabian Hoose, 2013. "The Creative Economy: Vision or Illusion in the Structural Change?," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(4), pages 516-535, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:21:y:2013:i:4:p:516-535
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2012.722936
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