“…3 This fact has stimulated a debate that was motivated first and foremost by practical political aims: the exploitation of growth and employment opportunities and the creation of highly qualified and competitive jobs in an innovative and fast-growing sector. Numerous national agencies have focused on the growth potential of "culture"-first of all in the UK (DCMS, 2001), as well as in Spain (Plaza, 2000), Italy (Lazzeretti, 2011), France (Ahearne, 2011), Germany (Betz et al, 2011) and in other parts of the world (Cunningham, 2009). In addition, international organizations such as United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the European Union (EU), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) have also contributed to the statistical construction and the political and public recognition of this very heterogeneous sector (KEA, 2006).…”