OECD Culture and Local Development.pdf - PACA
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<br />
new projects; <strong>and</strong> the culture of integration, or the attitude of a territory’s players towards<br />
coping with exclusion <strong>and</strong> social dualism. There is a danger, at least at first, in<br />
underprivileged territories <strong>and</strong> territories affected by crises, that existing cultures will<br />
have a detrimental effect, in which case a major transformation effort will be required.<br />
• Let us consider the second type of effects, whereby culture fosters exports through<br />
an influx of tourists <strong>and</strong> visitors. If such effects are to be substantial:<br />
- The territory in question must be populous, integrated <strong>and</strong> even extensive:<br />
only under these conditions is there a chance that all of the activities required<br />
to serve tourists <strong>and</strong> visitors can be supplied locally rather than by imports<br />
from other territories (in which case there would be a loss).<br />
- Cultural activities must continue over time: occasional activities, such as<br />
festivals, often have very little impact <strong>and</strong> contribute to their territory’s<br />
development only if in the interim they give rise to activities that are more<br />
long-lasting, with economic as well as social ramifications.<br />
- The resultant employment should entail utilisation of local resources <strong>and</strong> not<br />
the import of resources from outside the territory in question, as sometimes<br />
happens.<br />
- Activities must be mutually supportive <strong>and</strong> develop in the form of clusters,<br />
quarters or districts, making it possible both to cover the cost of investments<br />
<strong>and</strong> to create new products jointly.<br />
• Let us consider the third type of effects, whereby culture causes cultural<br />
products to be produced <strong>and</strong> distributed outside the territory in question. If<br />
such effects are to be substantial:<br />
- Firms making cultural products should have local affiliations <strong>and</strong> thereby reap<br />
benefits from cultural firms at the local level.<br />
- These firms should not focus solely on aspects of their production, but should<br />
also implement marketing strategies.<br />
- The firms should be able to benefit from certain forms of recognition of their<br />
originality, if not of protection comparable to those attaching to artistic ownership.<br />
Spatial concentration: cultural quarters <strong>and</strong> districts<br />
While cultural activities may be considered possible levers for territorial<br />
development, such an outcome is neither automatic nor systematic. One can even<br />
10 CULTURE AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT - ISBN 92-64-00990-6 - © <strong>OECD</strong> 2005