Abstract
Cultural and creative industries are today recognised as
an important area in the promotion of economic growth and
innovation. In Western countries of them appreciation
emerged two decades ago. In China, the development has
been slower, but recently these industries are included
in policy programmes of the central government. The
change is interlinked with the transition from
manufacturing to services and also reflects the
development of knowledge economy in China. Our study aims
to deepen the understanding of the ways in which cultural
and creative industries are understood in China and how
their development is reconciled with the country-specific
challenges: piracy, centralised power and the
creativity-hampering features of Confucianism. Our
empirical study is based on the experience of a Western
3D contents production company which is actively looking
for business opportunities in the cultural and creative
industries in China. This experience has been illustrated
through interviews in the company and among its partners
and potential clients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11-27 |
Journal | Journal of Inspiration Economy (JIE) |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
MoE publication type | D1 Article in a trade journal |
Keywords
- cultural industries
- crative industries
- transformation of the Chinese economy