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Is There a Way for Old Industrial Districts to Become Attractive for Cultural Industry? The Case of Media Businesses in Halle (Saale), Germany

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Martin T. W. Rosenfeld
Christoph Hornych

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manufacturing have collapsed are trying to stimulate entrepreneurial activities of businesses in the cultural industry. The question is whether this strategy could be successful. This article examines the strategy of supporting the sector of Media Industry (´MI´) by policy makers in the region of Halle in East Germany, where a strong de-industrialization has taken place after the German reunification. Stimulated by the policy makers’ support measures, there actually was a remarkable development of MI. However, the number of MI firms and their employees did not further increase in recent years, after having reached a certain level. This illustrates the limits of political measures for turning a city’s path of industrial development voluntarily.

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Paper provided by Halle Institute for Economic Research in its series IWH Discussion Papers with number 15-08.

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Keywords: Media industry; Cultural industry; Business development; Urban development; Location factors;

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L82 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Entertainment; Media
R38 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - Production Analysis and Firm Location - - - Government Policies; Regulatory Policies
R58 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Policy

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