The cultural economy of cities : essays on the geography of image-producing industries

The cultural economy of cities : essays on the geography of image-producing industries / Allen J. Scott.

This examination of culture in the city provides a discussion of the economic logic and structure of the modern cultural industries. It explores many sectors of the cultural economy from craft industries to media industries.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scott, Allen John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2000.
Series:Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Sociology, Urban > California > Los Angeles.
Sociology, Urban > France > Paris.
Industries > California > Los Angeles.
Industries > France > Paris.
Urban economics.
Sociology, Urban.
Culture > Economic aspects.
urban sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Industrie culturelle.
Economie de la culture.
Economie urbaine.
Développement urbain.
Géographie économique.
Villes.
Urban economics
Economic history
Industries
Sociology, Urban
Wirtschaftsgeografie
Metropole
Kulturwirtschaft
Stadt
Cultuurindustrie.
Stadscultuur.
Stedelijke economie.
Économie de la culture.
Sociologie urbaine.
Économie urbaine.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Economic conditions.
Paris (France) > Economic conditions.
Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
France.
California > Los Angeles
France > Paris
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part I
  • Propaedeutica
  • Chapter 1
  • Introduction to the Cultural Economy of Cities
  • Chapter 2
  • The Mainsprings of Urban Economic Performance
  • Chapter 3
  • The Creative Field and the Logic of Innovation in Image-Producing Complexes
  • Part II
  • Two Craft Industries: Collective Order and Regional Destiny
  • Chapter 4
  • The Gem and Jewelry Industry in Los Angeles and Bangkok
  • Chapter 5
  • The Household Furniture Industry of Los Angeles: Decline and Regeneration
  • Part III
  • Cinema, Music, and Multimedia
  • Chapter 13
  • Toward a Political Economy of the Cultural Commodity
  • References
  • Index
  • Chapter 6
  • French Cinema I: Structure, Economic Performance, and Social Regulation
  • Chapter 7
  • French Cinema II: Place, Cultural Geography, and Competitive Advantage
  • Chapter 8
  • The Recorded Music Industry in the United States
  • Chapter 9
  • The Multimedia Industry: From Silicon Valley to Hollywood
  • Chapter 10
  • Multimedia and Digital Visual Effects Workers in Southern California
  • Part IV
  • Los Angeles and Paris
  • Chapter 11
  • Los Angeles: The Image as Commodity
  • Chapter 12
  • Paris: Tradition and Change
  • Part V
  • Coda

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