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Knowledges of the creative economy: Towards a relational geography of diffusion and adaptation in Asia
Author(s) -
Kong Lily,
Gibson Chris,
Khoo LouisaMay,
Semple AnneLouise
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
asia pacific viewpoint
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.571
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1467-8373
pISSN - 1360-7456
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2006.00313.x
Subject(s) - commodification , adaptation (eye) , social science , government (linguistics) , positivism , publishing , economy , sociology , project commissioning , economic geography , creative economy , creative industries , political science , economic system , economics , creativity , linguistics , philosophy , physics , law , optics
Recent dialogues in geography and the social sciences have reminded researchers of the extent to which academic and policy knowledges are socially and spatially embedded – that is, they circulate through formal and informal systems of publishing, exchange, commodification and cultural influence. Academic and policy knowledges are, in short, very much a part of the creative economy. In light of this, our paper surveys knowledges of the creative economy itself, as reflected in a geography of industry reports and government policy statements in selected Asian countries. Using a post‐positivist framework adapted from diffusion theory, we critically interpret the circulation, mutation and adaptation of knowledges of the creative economy, claims to its significance, areas of emphases and notable silences.