Description:
Recognising that creativity is a major driving force in the post-industrial economy, the Chinese government has recently established a range of "creative clusters" - industrial parks devoted to media industries, and arts districts - in order to promote the development of the creative industries. This book examines these new creative clusters, outlining their nature and purpose, and assessing their effectiveness.
Review Quotes:
This is an insightful addition to the literature on culture and creativity in China. Based on intensive fieldwork in China, Keane takes us into the world of creative parks, zones, bases, and clusters in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou, and shares his keen observations on, inter alia, the governance and epistemic communities that shape these clusters. Building from these grounded empirical observations, he offers clear theoretical insights into the relationships between culture, creativity and innovation.
Lily Kong, Professor of Geography, National University of Singapore
In every discussion of China, Michael Keane's name stands out unrivalled for his knowledge of China's history and his sensitivity to China's interplay of culture, creativity and innovation.
John Howkins, Director, John Howkins Centre on Creative Economy, Shanghai