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This chapter briefly assesses the state of policy positions on creativity after twenty years of promotion and support. These show a remarkable consistency and, despite many years of research and advocacy, it is shown how arguments continue to be made for the importance of further research to make the case for creativity, whilst by now conventional, and questionable, assertions regarding the role of culture in economic and social regeneration continue. It is argued that unless the concept of creativity is employed with more precision, this relative stagnation, and the challenges in reaping the benefits associated with creativity, will persist.
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Campbell, P. (2019). Epilogue: Ever Decreasing Circles?. In: Persistent Creativity. Sociology of the Arts . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03119-0_8
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