Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) and sustainable development: China’s cultural industries clusters

Jianfei Yang,Jūratė Černevičiūtė,Manuela Tvaronavičienė

doi:10.9770/jesi.2017.5.2(6)

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Abstract

The cultural and creative industries link the traditional knowledge to the ultimate consumer in their capacity to serve both cultural and economic objectives. In this regard, the cultural and creative industries can be seen as consistent with the sustainable development paradigm. Cultural industries cluster is playing an increasingly important role in the development of Chinese cultural industries. This article looks at the Cluster Development Strategy of Chinese Cultural Industries and tries to draw a map of cultural industries clusters in Beijing according to the data gathered from 19 cultural industries clusters in Beijing. With the clusters as a case study, we argue that in the course of development clusters are weak in production research and innovation, combined effect and public service although there is much achievement .At last, the suggestions to promote the sustainable development of cultural industries clusters will be discussed.

Highlights

The last forty years interest in the economic objectives of cultural policy have been increasing
The concept of cultural and creative industries has provided a new approach for cultural policy: it was recognised that work of creators and artists allows to generate significant levels of both tangible and intangible cultural capital
It was recognized that national economies can produce creative goods and services for domestic and international markets. This approach towards cultural and creative industries interpret the role of culture in economic development

Summary

Introduction

The last forty years interest in the economic objectives of cultural policy have been increasing. Significant contribution to understanding of the role of the cultural and creative industries in economic development was done by Culture Unit in UNESCO’s Bangkok office report (Jodhpur Initiatives 2004) and UNCTAD’s Creative Economy Report in 2008 (UNCTAD 2008) Both reports treat traditional knowledge and distinctive cultural practices as fundamental resources on which CCI depend. The best way for introducing culture into the development policy agenda is by demonstrating how the cultural and creative industries can contribute to sustainable development through the contribution that cultural production, dissemination, participation and consumption make to economic growth, cultural enrichment and social cohesion. Such an approach does not imply that economic objectives should take the pas of cultural ones. Fhenomenon of clustering and peculiarities of cluster performance continue receiving increasing attention in contemporary scientific literaute (e.g. Ignatavičius et al 2015; Tvaronavičienė, Černevičiūtė 2015; Razminienė et al 2016; Razminienė et al 2017; Zemlickiene et al 2017; Tvaronavičienė 2017)

The development of Chinese cultural industries clusters

Empirical analysis

Findings

The Strategy to promote the sustainable development of the clusters