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Towards the Creative and Knowledge Economy: Analysing Diverse Pathways in Spanish Cities
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Until 2007, many Spanish cities developed ambitious policies and programmes to foster the creative economy in a context of economic expansion mainly driven by the growth of the real estate sector. The goal was common but the means were considerably diverse. Currently, the development of creative sectors and the emergence of new economic activities in Spain have to cope with the deep economic recession affecting the country: given the considerably different specializations and prospects of employment creation, cities’ strategies differ from one to the next. In this paper, these differences are explored through the analysis of four Spanish cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia. First, we analyse how different paths of industrialization and modernization paved the way for different forms of transition towards the creative economy. Secondly, we elaborate on how the local context, defined by the set of actors interacting and the existence of economic traditions, frames a specific vision on creative and knowledge industries. Finally, the paper indicates to what extent the development of the creative economy in the four Spanish cities depends on the combination of trajectories and disruptive changes.
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PAREJA EASTAWAY, Montserrat and PRADEL, Marc. Towards the Creative and Knowledge Economy: Analysing Diverse Pathways in Spanish Cities. European Planning Studies. 2015. Vol. 23, num. 12, pags. 2404-2422. ISSN 0965-4313. [consulted: 13 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/214805