South Africa’s trade in cultural goods and services with a focus on cultural trade with BRICS partners

Bibliographic Data

ID12340697
AuthorsNicolette Cattaneo (0009-0005-5789-7271, Rhodes University), Jen Snowball (0000-0001-7497-6653, Rhodes University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume25
Issue5
Pages582-601
Publication date2019-07-29
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Cultural Policy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1028-6632 • E-ISSN: 1477-2833
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10286632.2019.1626845
OpenAlexW2965667788
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

As the potential for cultural and creative industries to drive growth and job creation is increasingly recognised, developing countries like South Africa are examining their cultural goods and services trade in a new light. This article investigates the pattern of South Africa’s cultural trade, with a focus on the strategically important BRICS trading bloc. Results show that, like many small, open developing countries, South Africa has a significant cultural goods trade imbalance, especially with China and India. While cultural trade policy is still somewhat fragmented, there are indications that where policies have been put in place, such as in the crafts and audio-visual sectors, progress in reducing significant deficits has been made. At the same time, the pattern of CCI trade preferences currently favours SADC, the EU and EFTA over BRICS partners. Finally, South Africa performs well in a number of services sectors for which cultural trade is important

Business · China · Commercial policy · Economics · Economy · Goods and services · International economics · International free trade agreement · International trade · Political science · Trade barrier · Trade in services · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Global Trade and Competitiveness · Global trade and economics

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