There is a danger that an increasingly formulaic imported “creative-city” agenda will be imposed on places in a damaging and/or unrealistic manner, ignoring local needs, and missing opportunities to galvanize already existing or vernacular cultural expressions. The much desired cultural capital in whose name creative economy policies are put in place may have little meaning for many local people; megaprojects in would-be “world cities” can disenfranchise local populations or remain oblivious to the real needs of local communities.