Recognising that creativity is a major driving force in the post-industrial economy, the Chinese government has recently established a range of "creative clusters" - industrial parks devoted to media industries, and arts districts - in order to promote the development of the creative industries. This book examines these new creative clusters, outlining their nature and purpose, and assessing their effectiveness.

Michael Keane is an ARC Centre Fellow at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. His research interests include China's cultural and media policy, creative clusters in China and East Asia, and East Asian cultural exports.

Introduction 1. Culture, Commerce and Creativity in China 2. Redesigning China's Creative Space 3. Clusters and Regional Development 4. Beijing: Creative Capital or State Managed Openness? 5. Art Districts: The Pin-up Child of the Chinese Creative Economy 6. Shanghai's Cluster-led Creative Renaissance 7. Media Districts, Parks and Bases 8. Culture, Creativity, Innovation, Imagination