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Understanding culture-led local development: A critique of alternative theoretical explanations
In this paper we carry out a meta-analytic review of the literature on culture-led local development
models.We identify and discuss three typical fallacies characterising mono-causal culture-led development
schemes: instrumentalism, over-engineering, and parochialism.We then discuss their analytical
background, and provide examples illustrating the consequences of each. Based upon this
critical discussion, we make a case for a ânew territorial thinkingâ approach that takes into account
the tangled hierarchy of global and local viewpoints that is connatural to spatially situated cultural
production, and focuses upon a non-linear, multi-causal scheme as the only possible framework for
the policy design of credible, socially accountable, culture-led development strategie
The role of cultural heritage in attracting skilled individuals
The purpose of this paper is to examine the role played by built heritages and cultural environments, alongside other locational factors, in explaining the growth of human capital in Sweden. We distinguish between urban, natural and cultural qualities as different sources of regional attractiveness and estimate their influence on the observed growth of individuals with at least three years of higher education during 2001â2010. Neighborhood-level data are used, and unobserved heterogeneity and spatial dependencies are modeled by employing random effects estimations and an instrumental variable approach. Our findings indicate that the local supply of built heritages and cultural environments explain a significant part of human capital growth in Sweden. Results suggest that these types of cultural heritages are important place-based resources with a potential to contribute to improved regional attractiveness and growth