Culture, Innovation and the Economy

This is a handbook for the cultural entrepreneur, offering some of the best examples on, practice, franchises, research, innovation and business opportunities in the cultural sector.The key theme is the contribution and possibilities of the cultural economy as a business, with a strong supporting subtext on innovative practice. The book illustrates the theme by providing multiple practice based and empirical examples from an international panel of expert & respected professionals.It can be read in part or in whole, as an abstract for a cultural entrepreneur, as a reference for an academic or in the context of planning and development for resilient and sustainable economic growth.