An advanced economy initiates and designs; a powerful economy consumes as well as creates so that it is not dependent on overseas customers. This book will show you how China's is becoming both. As Li Wuwei reminds us China is 'rich in historical and cultural resources'. But Chinese culture has more than that. More than any other people, Chinese believe in the transformative power of education. Like the Italians they are critical consumers and they are as enterprising as Anglo-America's protestant forbears. With this book Li Wuwei shows us how this devastating combination is being harnessed and gives us clues as to what this means for the country's - and the world's - future economic development. He is an influential man with the ear of power; the reader can be confident that what he writes reflects what decision-makers are thinking. Professor Hugo de Burgh

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com.

The question Professor Li Wuwei investigates is not 'whether' creativity
is changing China - but 'how' creativity is changing China. The outcome
will have a profound impact on how China develops and its economic role
in the world.

Creative industries maintain and protect historical and cultural
heritage, improve cultural capital, and foster communities as well as
individual creativity. This leads to the improvement of cultural assets
of cities, the establishment of city brands and identity, the promotion
of the creative economy, and overall economic and social development. In
this context, creativity is changing China forever.

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This book considers the significance of creative industries on China's economy and society within the framework of international and domestic challenges facing China. Moving from 'Made in China to 'Created in China' will have a profound impact on the whole world.
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Table of contents


Acknowledgements 1


Foreword: John Howkins 2


Preface 4


Editor's Introduction 8


Introduction 8


Chapter One 8
1.1 China's Creativity on the World Stage 37
1.2 Made in China 38
1.3 Created in China 41
1.4 Creative Economy 41
1.5 Creative Industries in China 43
1.6 The Age of 3G 44
1.7 China's Creative Enterprises 46
1.8 The Smile Curve 50
1.9 Cultural Productivity 53
1.10 Industrial Competititveness 53
1.11 Soft Power 55


Chapter Two: Transformation of China's Economy 57
2.1 The Issue 57
2.2 Creative industries under the economic crisis 58
2.3 Creativity and Innovation 61
2.4 Intellectual Property (IP) 62
2.5 Risks and Benefits 63
2.6 The phenomenon of Shanzhai 66
2.7 Innovative Nation 68
2.8 The Way of Economic Growth 69
2.9 Industries without Boundaries 72
2.10 Transformation of Economic Development Mode 74
2.11 Policy Suggestions 79


Chapter Three: Changing Development Concepts 82
3.1Intergrated Development 83
3.2 Beyond Cultural Industries 84
3.3 Creative Industries vs. Traditional Industries 85
3.4 Concept of Value Innovation 87
3.5 Concept of people-oriented development 92
3.6 From the object resources to the subject resources 94
3.7 From working hard to working happily 96
3.8 Creative Talents 98


Chapter Four: Changing the Approach to Value Creation 104
4.1 The Value System of Creative Industries 106
4.2 The Value Adding of Creativity 108
4.3 From Cultural Resources to Business Resources 109
4.4 Creative Tourism 110
4.5 The Creation of Future Cultural Heritage 111
4.6 Expanding the 'Spatial Chain': Cross-regional Joint Development 115
4.7 Shaolin Culture and Innovation of Performing Arts 116
4.8 Creative agriculture 117


Chapter Five: The Creative City 120
5.1 Urban Revitalization 120
5.2 The Cultural Context of the City 122
5.3 The City Brand 123
5.4 The Structure of Urban Space 124
5.5 Creative Clusters 127
5.6 Opportunities for Creative Industries in Urban Transformation 134
5.7 Promotion of Sustainable Development of Urban Economy 135
5.8 Creativity in China 135


Chapter Six: Toward a Creative Society 145
6.1 The Evolution of Creative Communities 145
6.2 The Creative Communit 149
6.3 The Creative Society 156
6.4 Tolerance 160
6.5 Social capital 163
6.6 Gross National Happiness (GNH) 167
6.7 Lifestyle 168
6.8 Quality of life 170
6.9 Employment 171


References 173


Index

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This book considers the significance of creative industries on China's economy and society within the framework of international and domestic challenges facing China. Moving from 'Made in China to 'Created in China' will have a profound impact on the whole world.
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Written by an economist with a leading role in policy advocacy, regarded nationally as the leading spokesperson on the cultural and creative industries in China

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781849666169
Publisert
2011-09-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Vekt
260 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
160

Forfatter
Guest editor

Biographical note

Lu Weiwei is Vice Chair of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chair of Shanghai Creative Industries, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, China.
Michael Keane is Principal Research Fellow of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.