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The Cultural Economy of Cities : Essays on the Geography of Image-Producing Industries

By Allen J. Scott

Book information

Publisher
Sage Publications, Limited
Year
2000
ISBN
9781446264423, 9780761954552
LCC
HT393.C32 -- L675 2000eb
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (20605056 bytes)
Series
Published in Association with Theory, Culture and Society Ser.
Edition
1
Pages
259\259
Time added
2023-08-04 02:19:36
Economic Aspects

Description

Culture is big business. It is at the root of many urban regeneration schemes throughout the world, yet the economy of culture is under-theorized and under-developed. In this wide-ranging and penetrating volume, the economic logic and structure of the modern cultural industries is explained. The connection between cultural production and urban-industrial concentration is demonstrated and the book shows why global cities are the homelands of the modern cultural industries. This book covers many sectors of cultural economy, from craft industries such as clothing and furniture, to modern media industries such as cinema and music recording. The role of the global city as a source of creative and innovative energy is examined in detail, with particular attention paid to Paris and Los Angeles.

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