The Cultural Industries
by David Hesmondhalgh · David Hesmondhalgh
Hesmondhalgh's standard survey of how media and cultural production changed since the 1980s, tracing ownership, policy, labour and digital platforms. Readers finish able to analyse a creative sector's political economy rather than just its output.
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UNESCO Cultural Policy Platform
Searchable database of cultural policies and measures reported by states party to UNESCO's 2005 Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Useful for comparing how different countries support artists, cultural industries and media pluralism.
Compendium of Cultural Policies & Trends in Europe
Monitoring system of European cultural policy, holding country profiles written by independent experts to a common chapter structure, plus comparative tables. Readers can compare funding models, legislation and governance across more than forty countries.
Creative Industries
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Culture and Economy
An edited collection from a 2000 Open University workshop treating markets, organisations and money as cultural constructions. Contributors examine corporate culture, the knowledge economy and market culture, showing how economic life is made through representation and calculation.
unesco.org/creativity
UNESCO's Creativity for Development page provides policy guidance, research, and resources on culture, creativity, and the creative economy as drivers of sustainable development. It includes publications, case studies, data, tools for policymakers, and updates on initiatives related to creative industries, culture, and heritage.