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Chapter 5: Differing World Views of Culture: A Future Clash of Basic Values

Chapter 5: Differing World Views of Culture: A Future Clash of Basic Values. INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL NETWORKS. In 1998 the INCP adopted the cultural policy of protecting and preserving national or regional works of art, folklore, music, film, media, and language

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Chapter 5: Differing World Views of Culture: A Future Clash of Basic Values

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  1. Chapter 5: Differing World Views of Culture: A Future Clash of Basic Values

  2. INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL NETWORKS • In 1998 the INCP adopted the cultural policy of protecting and preserving national or regional works of art, folklore, music, film, media, and language • The INCP was born out of an idea to create an informal and international NGO and venue for national ministers • Focused on a major issue of attempting to exclude cultural goods and services from future World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements

  3. International Network for Cultural Diversity • The INCP expanded some work and started a new international non-government organization (NGO) which was named the INCD • The INCD seeks to complement and support the INCP’s efforts • The INCD is a global network of artists, painters, musicians, policy-makers, and cultural groups currently consisting of 500 members from 70 countries worldwide

  4. Global Alliance for Cultural Diversity • A project that aims to turn creativity in developing countries into sustainable cultural industries • One of its goals is promoting cultural diversity, support economic development and encourage job creation in a range of fields including music, publishing, cinema, crafts, and the performing arts • Its mission is stated as promoting: “cultural diversity by strengthening the capacity of cultural industries to produce and distribute goods and services and help them gain access to national and international markets”

  5. World Trade Organization • The WTO is an international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations • It counts 152 member countries and the organization is designed to supervise and liberalize international trade and to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business • The WTO began in 1995 as successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), created in 1947

  6. General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade • The GATT and the International Monetary Fund were established to stabilize currencies in relation to the US dollar • GATT applies to trade in cultural services but any obligations regarding market access and national treatment are subject to a country making commitments

  7. Chapter 5 Conclusion • The WTO considers all forms of artistic or cultural expression as services ; they should be part of and be included in any future free trade agreements • Canada’s strong support of the INCD was reduced with the federal election of the Conservative party • The WTO has been tied up for nearly a decade over agricultural subsidies and tariffs. Next in line is culture • UNESCO has a specific role in promoting an international or global convention on cultural diversity, along with the INCD, which opposes the WTO and the USA position

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