Global Cultural Economy

<p><em>Global Cultural Economy</em> critically interrogates the role cultural and creative industries play in societies. By locating these industries in their broader cultural and economic contexts Christiaan De Beukelaer and Kim-Marie Spence combine their repertoires of empirical work across four continents to define the ‘cultural economy’ as the system of production distribution and consumption of cultural goods and services as well as the cultural economic social and political contexts in which it operates.</p><p>Each chapter introduces and discusses a different theme such as inclusion diversity sustainability and ownership highlighting the tensions around them to elicit an active engagement with possible and provisional solutions. The themes are explored through case studies including Bollywood Ghanaian music the Korean Wave Jamaican Reggae and the UN <i>Creative Economy Reports</i>. </p><p>Written with students researchers and policy-makers in mind <i>Global Cultural Economy</i> is ideal for anyone interested in the creative and cultural industries media and cultural studies cultural policy and development studies.</p>