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Not all roads lead to London: insularity, disconnection and the challenge to ‘regional’ creative industries policy

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The notion of ‘regional’ economic growth through the creative industries is rendered problematic by the socio-geographical complexities that characterize them. Addressing an important conceptual and empirical deficit in our understanding of the creative industries at and beyond the regional level, this paper develops a novel and detailed examination of the music economy in North West England. Uncovering a significant disconnection with the mainstream industry in London – an obligatory point of symbolic validation and passage to wider markets – it is argued that policy is required to support professionals in developing socio-spatial networking strategies to cope with their disconnected status.

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  • Allan Watson, 2020. "Not all roads lead to London: insularity, disconnection and the challenge to ‘regional’ creative industries policy," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(11), pages 1574-1584, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:54:y:2020:i:11:p:1574-1584
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2020.1738012
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    1. Caitlin Vincent & Hilary Glow & Katya Johanson & Bronwyn Coate, 2023. "Who Did You Meet at the Venice Biennale? Education-to-Work Transition Enhancers for Aspiring Arts Professionals in Australia," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 37(2), pages 315-332, April.

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