Singapore’s Creative City Policy Revisited

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2012, v.22 no.2, pp.5-37

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Abstract

This study critically examines the Singapore’s creative city policy. In this article, we argue that the shift towards the creative economy in Singapore resulted from the Singapore state’s intentional policy, and the creative city policy is a sort of a new economic growth policy for stabilizing the new economy. This study analyzes the historical, economic, cultural, and social context in which the creative city policy was created and implemented and evaluates the pros and cons of the policy. The creative city policy contributed to the successful re-industrialization from manufacturing sectors to service sectors, but has faced severe criticism such as the instrumental use of culture for economic growth, the window dressing policy (the prioritization of hardware over software),and the neglect of social costs resulted from the creative city policy. This research is based on a case study focusing on the archives, site visits, and in-dept interviews.

keywords: 창조도시, 창조도시정책, 정책평가, 싱가포르 사례연구, creative city, policy evaluation, creative city policy, Singapore

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