Creative Economy

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Contents
Foreword ..........................................................................................................................................xv Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................xvii Scope of this report........................................................................................................................xix Ten key messages ........................................................................................................................xxiii Abbreviations and acronyms ......................................................................................................xxvi
PART 1. THE CREATIVE ECONOMY
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1. 1.1

Concept and context of the creative economy
1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.1.5 1.1.6 1.1.7 1.1.8 1.1.9 1.1.10 1.1.11 1.1.12 1.1.13

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Evolving concepts and definitions ........................................................................................3
Creativity ......................................................................................................................................3 Creative goods and services ..........................................................................................................4 Cultural industries ........................................................................................................................5 Cultural economics........................................................................................................................5 Creative industries ........................................................................................................................6 The UNCTAD classification of the creative industries ......................................................................7 The creative economy