1、 Beyond growth:promoting inclusive development of creative clusters in the UK Heather Carey and Lesley Giles(Work Advance)Kate O Connor(Independent Consultant,XR Stories and Screen Industries Growth Network)Paul Sissons(Keele University)Eun Sun Godwin(University of Wolverhampton)24 July 2024 Beyond

2、growth:promoting inclusive development of creative clusters,July 2024 2 Acknowledgements The authors would like to extend their thanks to those who participated in bilateral interviews to inform the case studies in UK cities and regions.We also thank Bernard Hay and Emily Hopkins at the Creative PEC

3、 for their helpful comments on earlier drafts of this report and to the following from the University of York who supported and informed the research and case study:Professor Damian Murphy;Professor Duncan Petrie;Dr Jon Swords;and Emma Brown and to Dr Ben Thomas,Research Associate and Dr Anna Einars

4、dottir,Reader who provided helpful comments on an earlier draft.Specific acknowledgment to Neil Flintham,Independent Researcher,who worked on the primary research for the regional data case study.Authors Heather Carey and Lesley Giles Work Advance,71-75 Shelton Street,Covent Garden,WC2H 9JQ Kate O C

5、onnor Independent Consultant Co-director:XR Stories and SIGN Prof.Paul Sissons Keele Business School,Keele University,Staffordshire,UK,ST5 5BG Dr Eun Sun Godwin University of Wolverhampton,Business School,Wolverhampton,WV1 1AD Citation Carey,H.Giles,L.OConnor,Kate.Sissons,P.Gowin,ES.(2024)Beyond gro

6、wth:promoting inclusive development of creative clusters in the UK.Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre(Creative PEC).doi:10.5281/zenodo.12795943.Beyond growth:promoting inclusive development of creative clusters,July 2024 3 Contents Executive Summary-4 1)Introduction-5 2)In-depth study of