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OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Papers

The OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme Papers present innovative ideas and practical examples on how to boost local development and job creation. A wide range of topics are addressed, such as employment and skills; entrepreneurship; the social economy and social innovation; culture; and local capacity building, among others. The series highlights in particular policies to support disadvantaged places and people, such as the low skilled, the unemployed, migrants, youth and seniors.

English, French

Museums and local development in Lisbon, Portugal

This case study assesses the strategies of the Museum of Lisbon as well as the related policies of Lisbon City Council to support local development. Through its five branches located across the city and its diverse partnerships with local stakeholders, the Museum of Lisbon has cemented its role as a community anchor institution. This case study focuses on the five dimensions featured in the OECD-ICOM Guide for Local Governments, Communities and Museums, namely the role of museums in: i) economic development, ii) urban regeneration, iii) education and creativity, iv) inclusion, health and well-being, and on iv) ways to mainstream the role of museums in local development.

English

Keywords: Portugal, museum, Lisbon, culture, local development, cultural heritage
JEL: H41: Public Economics / Publicly Provided Goods / Public Goods; O10: Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth / Economic Development / Economic Development: General; Z18: Other Special Topics / Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology / Cultural Economics: Public Policy
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