The Nexus between Creative Actors and Regional Development

Kamila Borseková,Stanislav Martinát,Janka Šúrová,Kamila Turečková,Jan Nevima,Anna Vaňová,Pavol Kráľ

doi:10.3390/land10030276

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Abstract

The paper aims to deepen our understanding of the relationship and the impact of creative actors on regional development and investigates the nexus between them. The novelty of the paper lies in constructing an original criteria matrix of creative actors’ indicators which might serve as a basis for further research and policy implications. The original criteria matrix consists of two groups of indicators measuring the creative people and creative capital in the region, their mutual relationships and impact on regional development. We found that creative actors are not distributed equally across the regions in Slovakia. The strong dominance of the region with the capital city (Bratislava) was detected. We also discovered a strong direct positive relationship between representatives of the creative people and a strong direct relationship between the creative people and the emergence of small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

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The origin of creative actors originates in the study of Andersson [1]
We set a criteria matrix of creative actors’ indicators, which consists of two groups of indicators identifying the creative people and creative capital in a region
The creative people part of the matrix consists of creative class (CC), population with higher education (PHE), and Bohemians (B)

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The origin of creative actors originates in the study of Andersson [1]. He defines creativity as the ability to combine knowledge and competence to create something new. This implies that desirable change is at the center of creativity. Different types of creativity might be, to a certain extent, mutually dependent in the sense that they may stimulate, enhance, or reinforce each other when located in the same area, an urban region. It is well known that artists such as painters, novelists, and poets may develop a high level of creativity in rural areas and peripheral regions [3]

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