A Modern Guide to Creative Economies

A Modern Guide to Creative Economies
Author: Comunian, Roberta
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2022-08-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1789905494

Bringing together a series of new perspectives and reflections on creative economies, this insightful Modern Guide expands and challenges current knowledge in the field. Interdisciplinary in scope, it features a broad range of contributions from both leading and emerging scholars, which provide innovative, critical research into a wide range of disciplines, including arts and cultural management, cultural policy, cultural sociology, economics, entrepreneurship, management and business studies, geography, humanities, and media studies.

A Modern Guide to Economic Sociology

A Modern Guide to Economic Sociology
Author: Milan Zafirovski
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2020-12-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1789901316

This accessible guide to the rapidly growing and interdisciplinary field of modern economic sociology offers critical insights into its fundamental concepts and developments. International in scope, contributions from leading economic sociologists and sociologically-minded economists explore the intersections and implications for theory and empirical research in both disciplines.

A Modern Guide to the Informal Economy

A Modern Guide to the Informal Economy
Author: Colin C. Williams
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2023-03-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1788975618

This Modern Guide presents a comprehensive synthesis of contemporary thought on the informal economy, which, as the author demonstrates – far from being a peripheral feature of the global economy – is a system in which the majority of the global workforce are employed and which has pervasive detrimental effects. Formalising it is therefore a priority for most governments.

The Creative Economy

The Creative Economy
Author: John Howkins
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2013-11-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0141977043

Creativity is the fastest growing business in the world. Companies are hungry for people with ideas - and more and more of us want to make, buy, sell and share creative products. But how do you turn creativity into money? In this newly rewritten edition of his acclaimed book, leading creative expert John Howkins shows what creativity is, how it thrives and how it is changing in the digital age. His key rules for success include: Invent yourself. Be unique. Own your ideas. Understand copyright, patents and IP laws. Treat the virtual as real, and vice versa. Learn endlessly: borrow, reinvent and recycle. Know when to break the rules. Whether in film or fashion, software or stories, by turning ideas into assets anyone can make creativity pay.

A Modern Guide to Knowledge

A Modern Guide to Knowledge
Author: Francisco J. Carrillo
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2022-11-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1800378637

Outlining an integrative theory of knowledge, Francisco Javier Carrillo explores how to understand the underlying behavioural basis of the knowledge economy and society. Chapters highlight the notion that unless a knowledge-based value creation and distribution paradigm is globally adopted, the possibilities for integration between a sustainable biosphere and a viable economy are small.

A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy

A Modern Guide to the Urban Sharing Economy
Author: Sigler, Thomas
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2021-08-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1789909562

Providing a comprehensive overview of the urban sharing economy, this Modern Guide takes a forward-looking perspective on how sharing goods and services may facilitate future sustainability of consumption and production. It highlights recent developments and issues, with cutting-edge discussions from leading international scholars in business, engineering, environmental management, geography, law, planning, sociology and transport studies.

Understanding the Creative Economy and the Future of Employment

Understanding the Creative Economy and the Future of Employment
Author: Jorge Eduardo Fernandez-Pol
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2020-04-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9811516529

The motivation of this book is simple, yet fundamental: No complete understanding of the modern economy is possible without a thorough grounding in the field of innovation as an economic activity. The book, as its title emphasizes, aims at helping readers to gain a comprehension of two inextricably linked issues: challenging innovation and the future of human work. To this end, the book integrates a triad of topics: innovation as an economic activity, modus operandi of an innovation-driven economy, and the persistent progression toward automation of human jobs. The main message conveyed by this book is that a creative economy will converge to an economy governed by smart machines aka robots, but will produce benefits if addressed in a rational manner. As to the salient features of this book, Accessibility: Accessible to readers with only cursory knowledge (if any) in economics Style: Adherence to a discursive, non-mathematical style Brevity: Covers material in a succinct, easily understandable manner, drawing upon real world examples Appendices: Each chapter is supplemented with appendices that elaborate upon pertinent real world examples and applications Self-contained: All the key concepts are defined and exemplified within the book Applicability: Uses examples that resonate with a wide audience of readers concerned about the advance of robots Non-mathematical diagrams: Provides accessible and readily understandable figures/graphs Protective stance: Contains a rational response to the march of the robots which is useful for workers of all ages

A Modern Guide to Uneven Economic Development

A Modern Guide to Uneven Economic Development
Author: Erik S. Reinert
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2023-01-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1788976541

In contrast to neo-classical mainstream approaches to economics, this innovative Modern Guide addresses the complex reality of economic development as an inherently uneven process, exploring the ways of theorizing and empirically exploring the mechanisms with which the unevenness manifests itself. It covers a wide array of issues influencing wealth and poverty, technological innovation, ecology and sustainability, financialization, population, gender, and geography, considering the dynamics of cumulative causations created by the interplay between these factors.

A Research Agenda for Arctic Tourism

A Research Agenda for Arctic Tourism
Author: Outi Rantala
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2024-08-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1035319993

With the Arctic firmly in the spotlight of global public attention due to the current climate crisis and increased access to its natural resources, this timely Research Agenda addresses the key issues facing the Arctic, such as a warming climate and tourism in the North.