Liu, Kai, Mould, Oli and Vorley, Tim (2015) Invisible creativity? Highlighting the hidden impact of freelancing in London’s creative industries. In: Watson, Allan and Taylor, Calvin, (eds.) Rethinking creative cities policy: Invisible agents and hidden protagonists. Routledge, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9781138890084

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Abstract

The creative industries have been identified as a key sector for the UK’s economic recovery. Despite the intense focus however, the working practices of their labour force remain largely enigmatic to public policy. Particularly, freelancers, who make up a large proportion of labour within the creative industries, remain largely under-researched. This paper seeks to highlight the importance of freelancers to the creative industries through a case study of London’s creative economy. Moreover, by discussing the prevalence of project-based work, this research shows there is a high propensity for firms to regularly engage with freelancers on a project basis – but it is the freelancers who often conduct the more creative aspects of the work. The paper concludes by suggesting that freelancers are a crucial component of the creative industries, and should be included in future political decision making.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Freelancers, Creative industries, Relational economic geography, Projects, London
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business > Department of International Business & Economics
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2017 12:42
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/14908

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