Creative Industries and Developing Countries

<p>Pushing the frontiers of the new development paradigm, this book guides debates, clarifies new themes and illustrates how the cultural resources of the developing world can become a new way of integrating into the global economy - helping to raise the voices of developing countries, widening the range of creative choices and promoting cultural diversity and economic and human development. </p><p>Mixing theory, country case-studies and policy analysis this volume argues that developing countries can use their creative assets and energies as a source of economic growth - if they can better position themselves in the global economy, turning on its head the polarized debate about commerce and culture to take a fresh look at some traditional activities whose intrinsic cultural value has for too long hidden their economic worth.</p><p>It includes essays from economists, lawyers and industry experts on global trade trends; digital-technology; film in West Africa; audio visuals in India; the music industry in Brazil and the Caribbean; the copyright industry in Arab countries, and policy lessons from developed countries - including sources of finance, subsidies and the role of incubators and intermediaries.</p><p>Fresh and incisive, this policy lead book on one of the world’s fastest growing sectors is an invaluable resource for to economists and policy-makers alike, as well as those with an interest in industrial organization, development policy, evolutionary economics and the creative industries. </p> <p><strong>Section 1: Voice, Choice and Growth </strong>1. Voice, Choice and Growth through Creative Industries: Towards a New Development Agenda <strong>Section 2: Prospects and Perils</strong> 2. Opportunities Presented and Threats Posed by the Digital Production/Distribution Revolution 3. Financing Creative Industries in Developing Country Contexts 4. Film Culture and Industry in Burkina Faso 5. The Music Industry and its Potential Role in Local Economic Development: The Case of Senegal 6. The Sounds of Brazil: The Popular Music and the Music Industry 7. The Audio-visual Sector in India 8. Copyright-based Industries in Arab Countries 9. The IPRs and the Music Industry in the Caribbean <strong>Section 3: Policy Responses</strong> 10. Promoting Creative Industries: Public Policies in Support of Film, Music and Broadcasting 11. Targeting Creativity through the Intermediary: Regional and Local Approaches in the UK and Beyond 12. The Policy Parameters </p>