抄録
This paper proposes an institutional environment suitable for encouraging artistic creativity and cultural innovation. Toward this aim, the paper first presents theoretical models of the cultural industries based on the approaches of Throsby (2001), Ikegami (2002), and Towse (2001), and offers a critical assessment of each. Second, the paper discusses the role of the cultural industries in local development on both the demand and supply sides. Third, the paper puts forward a behavioural model of artistic creativity based on Frey (1997), and discusses an institutional climate that encourages artistic creativity at the national and local levels. Finally, the paper offers conclusions.
