Sustainability Determinants of Cultural and Creative Industries in Peripheral Areas

Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) are increasingly recognized as part of the global economy growing importance for sustainable local development. However, exploitation their full potential depends on several issues concerning entrepreneurial dimension context where they operate. The paper deals with these having scope to investigate main determinants CCIs’ sustainability in peripheral areas, understand what kind policy could better support survival CCIs development according an end-user perspective. research is Interreg Greece-Italy project carried out from mid-2018 until end 2020 specific reference Apulia (IT) Western Greece (EL). A two-step mixed methodology has been used figure regional specializations aspects structure business cultural creative sector (CCs). In end, shows discusses considered crucial CCI sustainability, suggesting guidelines authorities supporting economic