The cosmopolitan homo economics and the global creative economy: some remarks from a postcolonial perspective

Abstract

It is commonly asserted that the global creative economy has a great potential to foster economic, social and cultural development in developed and developing countries. This article is largely sympathetic to the notion of a fruitful link between social and economic advancement on the one hand, and cultural and creative practices on the other hand. There does however remain a crucial paradox in the claims that are made pertaining to developing countries.