The Cultural Economy of Cities

• PART ONE: PROPAEDEUTICAIntroduction to the Cultural Economy of CitiesThe Mainsprings of Urban Economic PerformanceThe Creative Field and the Logic of Innovation in Image-Producing ComplexesPART TWO: TWO CRAFT INDUSTRIES: COLLECTIVE ORDER AND REGIONAL DESTINYThe Gem and Jewellry Industry in Los Angeles and BangkokThe Household Furniture Industry of Los AngelesDecline and RegenerationPART THREE: CINEMA, MUSIC, AND MULTIMEDIAFrench Cinema IStructure, Economic Performance and Social RegulationFrench Cinema IIPlace, Cultural Geography and Competitive AdvantagesThe Recorded Music Industry in the United StatesThe Multimedia IndustryFrom Silicon Valley to HollywoodMultimedia and Digital Visual Effects Workers in Southern CaliforniaPART FOUR: LOS ANGELES AND PARISLos AngelesThe Image as CommodityParisTradition and ChangePART FIVE: CODATowards a Political Economy of the Cultural Commodity

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