The Significance of Cultural Policy—Case Study of South Korea

Izabela Ścibiorska-Kowalczyk and Julia Cichoń
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Izabela Ścibiorska-Kowalczyk: Department of Microeconomics and Institutional Economics, Faculty of Economics and Finance, Wrocław University of Economics and Business, 53-345 Wrocław, Poland
Julia Cichoń: Central Office of Measures in Wrocław, 53-647 Wrocław, Poland

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-15

Abstract: The main research problem that this article focuses on is: does a wide-ranging cultural policy contribute to the implementation of the idea of sustainable development in practice? This article aims to show, using the example of South Korea, the importance of the state’s cultural policy as a factor that is conducive to economic success and an increase in the standard of living of a society. This policy leads to the evolution of society from one centered on the mass consumption of material goods to one centered on the mass consumption of cultural goods, which, combined with the development of creative industries, contributes to the implementation of the elements of sustainable development in practice. The research methods used in the work were the study of literature in the studied area, the analysis of documents and reports on cultural policy, and the development of cultural and creative industries. An assessment of the degree to which pop culture development in South Korea is a factor in the economic development of the country, given its commercial nature and its ability to increase the standards of living of an entire society, was also carried out. The example of South Korea shows the benefits for the national economy of promoting creativity and culture. Preferences and consumer attitudes are shaped in areas that have a minimal impact on the natural environment and the exploitation of natural resources.

Keywords: economics; economic development; globalization; cultural policy; creative industries; sustainable development; South Korea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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