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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Joanna Berry, Professor Mo O'Toole
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The growth of cultural and creative industries in the North East of England from the early 1990s was underpinned by a welfare model of state support (Cunningham et al 2008). This was combined with a view that the cultural and creative industries were central to the economic revival of the North East in a post industrial landscape. Creative and cultural organisations were given substantial subsidy as a way of pump priming strategic economic priorities. This allowed artists to produce, distribute and consume cultural goods without experiencing the underlying contradictions between their own cultural values and the encroaching imperatives of globalisation. The current downturn and the response of an incoming coalition government has created an entirely new environment. Organisations are being forced to explore new organisational forms in order to become financially sustainable. Using case studies form the North East of England this paper will examine how this is being played in three such organisations. Policy environment. North East Cultural Economy 3 case studies (or 2) Conclusions.
Author(s): Berry J, O'Toole M
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: RSA Annual International Conference
Year of Conference: 2011
