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Culture, the cultural industries and employment

Contributor(s): Publication details: Brussels : European Commission, 1998Description: 32 pSummary: Culture and the various sectors of the cultural industry are a major economic and social force in the European Union. Culture covers the heritage, literature, the press, music, the performing arts, visual and audiovisual media and socio-cultural activities. These highly dynamic creative and service activities have many aspects which are central to European competitiveness. Some of them are fast-growing industries, such as the audiovisual media (where the 100 leading companies have a turnover of ECU 7 billion, rising by 15% in 1994 and 1995) and the music recording industry (where the ECU 8.8 billion turnover in 1995 was up by 9% on 1994 and three European groups control 40% of the world market). The many different forms of cultural expression and the increasingly frequent interlocking of the various cultural disciplines make it difficult to quantify employment in the cultural sector by statistical analysis alone. Nevertheless, recent studies suggest that in 1995 the number of jobs in the cultural sector in the fifteen countries of the EU was about 2.5 million. If arts and crafts are included, there are over three million jobs in the cultural and craft sectors, or a little over 2% of jobs in the Union. While it can be difficult to draw a clear dividing line between cultural activities and leisure, on the fringes of the cultural sector there are a whole series of economic activities which are directly dependent on culture, which act as an economic fulcrum and lever. Examples of such economic sectors are the manufacture of electronic equipment (television sets, video recorders, games consoles, hi-fi equipment) or music media (CDs) and the sale of cultural products and goods (distributive trades). The wealth of culture available (heritage, festivals, etc.) also has a major influence on activities such as tourism. Employment in these activities is indirectly linked to the wealth and distribution of culture. (Font: Introducció)
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1. Cultural practices in the European union and their impact on employment: 1.1. Sociological and economic factors behind the increase in cultural demand ; 1.2. Cultural practices -- 2. Growth areas for cultural employment: 2.1. Development of employment in the cultural sector (internal dynamics) ; 2.2. Development of employment in other economic sectors (external dynamics) -- 3. Conclusions

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