Cities and the Cultural Economy

Thomas A. Hutton is Professor of Urban Studies and City Planning in the Centre for Human Settlements, School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia, Canada. His research interests include new industry formation in the inner city and the role of service industries in urban transformation within the Asia-Pacific.

• 1. Introduction - Cities and the New Cultural Economy  2. The New Cultural Economy and Globalizing Cities  3. The Political Economy of Culture: Governance and Agency  4. The Cultural Economy and the Urban Labour Market  5. The Cultural Economy, Urban Housing Markets and Gentrification  6. Space and Place: Cultural Quarters as the 'new' new industrial district?  7. Assessing the Policy Record in the New Cultural Economy  8. Conclusion: Critical Reflections on Theory and Practice

A great textbook is one where the author skillfully brings together the major issues, key texts in the field, and important case examples and weaves this together with a masterful commentary. Tom Hutton has done just that, bringing his research expertise in North American, European and Asian cities to bear in this highly useful volume. Professor K.C. Ho, National University of SingaporeIn its ceaseless quest to profit by disinvesting in some places and re-investing in others, the built environment industry (developers, banks, city governments, real estate agents) intentionally disrupts communities in favour of moneyed residents and profitable businesses, often riding demographic upheavals. Hutton demonstrates how these placemakers prey upon cultural work and trends using case studies from Europe, North America and Asia, integrating masterfully a relatively new and exploding literature.Professor Ann Markusen, Director of the Arts Economy Initiative, University of Minnesota, USAShorn of the celebratory ‘creative city’ boosterism, this book provides us with a much needed solid foundation, pulling together seminal texts and a wealth of case study material, from which to apprehend one of the most striking trends in cities in recent times: the growth of the cultural economy.Professor Andy C Pratt, Professor of Cultural Economy, City University London, UK