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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807680903321

Autore

Scott Allen John

Titolo

Social economy of the metropolis : cognitive-cultural capitalism and the global resurgence of cities / / Allen J. Scott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

9786611825829

1-281-82582-4

0-19-156357-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (197 p.)

Disciplina

307.76

330.91732

Soggetti

Sociology, Urban

Cities and towns - Growth

Capitalism

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. 157-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; 1. The Resurgent City; 2. Inside the City; 3. Production and Work in the American Metropolis; 4. The Cognitive-Cultural Economy and the Creative City; 5. Culture, Economy, and the City; 6. Chiaroscuro: Social and Political Components of the Urban Process; 7. City-Regions: Economic Motors and Political Actors on the Global Stage; 8. Coda; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

This book is about the renaissance of cities in the twenty first century and their increasing role as centers of creative economic activity. Allen Scott is one of the world's foremost thinkers on globalization and the economies of modern cities, and in this book presents a concise introduction to his innovative and insightful perspective. - ;This book is about the renaissance of cities in the twenty first century and their increasing role as centers of creative economic activity. It attempts to put some conceptual and descriptive order around issues of urbanization in the contemporary world, e