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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451682603321
• Autore: Scott Allen J
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : SAGE, 2000
• ISBN: 1-4462-1748-5; 1-4462-6442-4; 1-4462-3617-X; 1-283-87968-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (259 p.)
• Collana: Theory, culture & society
• Disciplina: 307.76
• Soggetti: Industries - California - Los Angeles; Industries - France - Paris; Sociology, Urban - California - Los Angeles; Sociology, Urban - France - Paris; Electronic books.; Los Angeles (Calif.) Economic conditions; Paris (France) Economic conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p.[217]-229) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 6 - French Cinema I: Structure, Economic Performance, and Social RegulationChapter 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; Chapter 13 - Toward a Political Economy of the Cultural Commodity; ReferencesIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.