Creative Industries and Developing Countries

Pushing the frontiers of the new development paradigm, this book guides debates, clarifies new themes and illustrates how the cultural resources of the developing world can become a new way of integrating into the global economy

Diana Barrowclough and Zeljka Kozul-Wright are based at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Section 1: Voice, Choice and Growth 1. Voice, Choice and Growth through Creative Industries: Towards a New Development Agenda Section 2: Prospects and Perils 2. Opportunities Presented and Threats Posed by the Digital Production/Distribution Revolution 3. Financing Creative Industries in Developing Country Contexts 4. Film Culture and Industry in Burkina Faso 5. The Music Industry and its Potential Role in Local Economic Development: The Case of Senegal 6. The Sounds of Brazil: The Popular Music and the Music Industry 7. The Audio-Visual Sector in India 8. Copyright-Based Industries in Arab Countries 9. The IPRs and the Music Industry in the Caribbean Section 3: Policy Responses 10. Promoting Creative Industries: Public Policies in Support of Film, Music and Broadcasting 11. Targeting Creativity through the Intermediary: Regional and Local Approaches in the UK and Beyond 12. The Policy Parameters