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The Agglomeration of the Animation Industry in East Asia
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Given the dramatic advances in the transportation and information technologies that have allowed the world economy to globalize over the last few decades, experts have begun to speculate on whether the world is now “flat” (Friedman 2007) or perhaps “spiky” (Florida 2008). Previous thinkers supposed that globalization would lead to creative workers being drawn to specific cities and regions. In reality, now more than ever, talented people can do their creative work wherever they are. Current transportation technology can provide sushi to people living at the foot of the Alps, while new information technology enables tourists boating on the Amazon River to check the yen exchange rate in real time. These technologies instanta- neously connect people around the world by helping people who do not live in close proximity to keep in touch. Thus people can choose where they want to live and still be able to build connections with other people. For this reason, it might be said that the world has become flat. However, Florida (2002, 2005) pointed out the power of “the three Ts”—technology, talent, and tolerance—which attract people and eco- nomic growth to particular regions and create spikes in the global economy.
Noritaka Yagasaki - Personal Name
1st Edtion
978-4-431-55092-1
NONE
The Agglomeration of the Animation Industry in East Asia
Management
English
Springer International
2014
JAPAN
1-158
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