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Journal of Economic Geography 2008 8(5):651-673; doi:10.1093/jeg/lbn027
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This article appears in the following Journal of Economic Geography issue: Geography and the Cultural Economy [View the issue table of contents]

Cultural districts and the challenge of authenticity: the case of Piedmont, Italy{dagger}

Lorenzo Mizzau* and Fabrizio Montanari**

**University of Modena and Reggio Emilia & CRORA Bocconi University.

*Corresponding author: University of Bologna & ASK, Centre for Research on Management and Economics of Arts and Culture Institutions, Bocconi University, Milan 20136, via Roentgen, 1, Italy. email <lorenzo.mizzau{at}unibocconi.it>

JEL classifications: L82, R12, R50, Z10

Despite the globalizing nature of contemporary cultural artefacts, in many cases creativity seems to be still very much grounded in local geographic, social and economic contexts. In particular, many authors have recently highlighted the increasing relevance of local cultural districts. This article tries to investigate how and why certain public policies could be more effective in developing an area into a cultural district. In doing so, we will analyse the case of Piedmont's; music district, particularly focusing on the role of public policies in its development, and interpreting the evidences through the theoretical perspective of authenticity.

Keywords: cultural district, authenticity, music industry, embeddedness, cultural industries

{dagger}This is a revised version of an article presented at the 22nd EGOS (European Group of Organization Studies) Colloquium, 6–9 July 2006, Bergen, Norway.

Date submitted: 1 September 2007     Date accepted: 12 June 2008


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