Initially a provocative concept that incited lively debate and skepticism both in academic circles and among artists and cultural sector professionals, the creative economy is now an accepted force in global development. Complex interactions between both formal and informal, commercial and noncommercial, instrumental and intrinsic notions of knowledge and creativity demonstrate how cultural, technological, social, and economic development can all be valued and understood.

In this book, contributors explore this complexity through three interdependent concepts, the “triple helix” of creative economy: the entrepreneurial spirit, the urban environment, and knowledge institutions. Featuring empirical data and country-specific case studies, Beyond Frames also takes a broader view, considering the dynamics between the three elements and exploring both the societal value and the spillover effects of cultural and creative industries.

Annick Schramme is professor and academic coordinator of the Masters in Cultural Management at the University of Antwerp (Faculty of Applied Economics), Belgium. She is also academic director of Competence Centre Creative Industries and the master class Creative Jumpers at the Antwerp Management School. She is coauthor of Fashion Management. René Kooyman is a lecturer at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht as well as project manager and executive secretary of the Creative Urban Renewal in Europe monitoring board. He is coeditor, most recently, of Pioneering Minds Worldwide: On the Entrepreneurial Principles of the Cultural and Creative Industries, also published by Eburon Publishers, Delft. Giep Hagoort is founder and dean of the Amsterdam School of Management and professor of art and science at Ilia State University, Georgia. He is the author of Art Management: Entrepreneurial Style, also published by Eburon Publishers, Delft.