The Cultural Economy of Cities

PART ONE: PROPAEDEUTICA/Introduction to the Cultural Economy of Cities/The Mainsprings of Urban Economic Performance/The Creative Field and the Logic of Innovation in Image-Producing Complexes/PART TWO: TWO CRAFT INDUSTRIES: COLLECTIVE ORDER AND REGIONAL DESTINY/The Gem and Jewellry Industry in Los Angeles and Bangkok/The Household Furniture Industry of Los Angeles/Decline and Regeneration/PART THREE: CINEMA MUSIC AND MULTIMEDIA/French Cinema I/Structure Economic Performance and Social Regulation/French Cinema II/Place Cultural Geography and Competitive Advantages/The Recorded Music Industry in the United States/The Multimedia Industry/From Silicon Valley to Hollywood/Multimedia and Digital Visual Effects Workers in Southern California/PART FOUR: LOS ANGELES AND PARIS/Los Angeles/The Image as Commodity/Paris/Tradition and Change/PART FIVE: CODA/Towards a Political Economy of the Cultural Commodity