For more than two decades Curac ¸ao has struggled to adapt to a changing world. Some
believe that transforming the economy into a Creative Economy is a viable strategy. The
purpose of this paper is to explore whether Curac ¸ao has the potential to become a
Creative Economy and what role the creative class plays in this process of globalisation
of a small Caribbean island economy. Another purpose is to explore how useful theories
about the Creative Economy are in the analysis of small island economies.