Abstract
It has been more than ten years since the UK government put forward the creative industries discourse. Nonetheless, the notion of creative industries is still called into question, and the ambiguity and confusion around its definition and boundary triggers debates. The UK government’s policy for employment in the creative industries tended to focus on mapping of the industries’ job potential and facilitating education and training opportunities. It was not until the last couple of years that we saw the emergence of a policy to instantly boost jobs in these industries. However, the paper argues that the policies should give more consideration to the characteristics of the cultural market and the nature of cultural work. It is because inputs of cultural labour are not always congruent with market demand for culture and are often sustained by poorly paid, precarious work conditions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3-21 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Review of Cultural Economics |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
