The Creative Economy: Arts, Cultural Value and Society in Practice [Hardcover]

Chapter 1. Welcome to the Creative Economy? ?Chapter 2. Cultural Economics and the Creative Sector? ?Chapter 3. Creative Economy Fundamentals? ?Chapter 4. Place and the Creative Economy? ?Chapter 5. Creative Economy Ecosystems? ?Chapter 6. Centering Artists and Creatives? ?Chapter 7. Policy and the Creative Economy? ?Chapter 8. Champions of the Creative Economy? ?Chapter 9. Examples of Equitable Creative Economic Development? ?Chapter 10. Moving Forward in the Creative Economy

The book explores the multifaceted components that make up the complex field of the creative economy.

Amanda J. Ashley is Professor of Urban Studies and Community Development and the Director of the School of the Arts at Boise State University, USA.

Carolyn G. Loh is Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at Wayne State University, USA.

Matilda Rose Bubb is the City of Boises Cultural Planner, a Public Policy and Administration Ph.D. candidate at Boise State University, USA, and a visual artist.

Shoshanah B.D. Goldberg-Miller is Associate Professor in the Department of Arts Administration, Education, and Policy and Affiliate Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning at The Ohio State University, USA.

The creative economy permeates our everyday lives, shaping where we live, what we buy, and how we interact with others. Looking at dimensions of people, place, policy, and market forces, the book offers a comprehensive perspective on arts and culture, in both economic and social life.

The book explores the multifaceted components that make up this complex field. Underlying this journey is the throughline of diversity, equity, and inclusion as watchwords of todays global paradigm. Capital, gentrlÉ