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Zusatztext "[T]he book is well written in an entertaining style that relies heavily on storytelling and anecdotal evidence. Currid is not afraid to describe what she was wearing during her fieldwork or how she was feeling in certain situations. This style greatly humanizes the book and helps build a subtle and informative contextual background. While this choice of style can be criticized, it adds to the accessibility of the book and makes it one that I am sure many students and faculty alike will enjoy reading." ---Dominic Power, Economic Geography Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth CurridWith a new preface by the author Klappentext "Elizabeth Currid's hip trip through New York's production of creative culture is a tour de force." --Quincy Jones, producer "I've uttered the words 'It just kind of happened' with a shrug hundreds of times when asked about the quick success of my band. Elizabeth Currid blows that lazy response to smithereens by showing the work behind 'word of mouth.' I think I'll have a better answer now." --Lee Sargent, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah "The old economy made deals over golf games and three-martini lunches. Creative New York organizes its networks around art openings, fashion shows, and nightlife. But these networks are a lot more than fun and games. They are deeply important to how new innovations are produced, how cities work to sustain creativity and turn it into commercial value. Cities drive our economies; creativity drives our cities. With her keen eye, sharp analysis, and detailed fieldwork, Elizabeth Currid shows us why and how. In The Warhol Economy , she has unlocked the best-kept secrets in New York." --Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class "Elizabeth Currid's The Warhol Economy raises distinctive policy implications: namely, cities will get bigger payoffs by supporting milieu rather than museum. Laws that hurt the clubs are almost as bad as the rising rents that price-out the artists. Tax breaks to corporations make no sense whatever. Currid is more than plausible on all these issues." --Harvey Molotch, New York University "Elizabeth Currid has written a wonderful book. She shows that the arts and culture are not simply 'service industries.' Examining arts and culture in New York for the understanding they provide about deeper changes in our world, Currid addresses fundamental sociological issues while also engaging the general reader--with clarity, insight, humor, and passion. The reader feels taken along to the offices and nightclubs where some of the most creative people in New York gather." --Terry Clark, University of Chicago Zusammenfassung Which is more important to New York City's economy, the gleaming corporate office - or the grungy rock club that launches the best new bands? This title argues that creative industries like fashion, art, and music drive the economy of New York as much as - if not more than - finance, real estate, and law. Inhaltsverzeichnis PREFACE ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii CHAPTER 1: Art! Culture! and New York City 1 CHAPTER 2: How It All Began From the Rise of the Factory to the Rise of Bling 17 CHAPTER 3: Becoming Creative 45 CHAPTER 4: The Social Life of Creativity 66 CHAPTER 5: The Economics of a Dance Floor 87 CHAPTER 6: Creating Buzz! Selling Cool 114 CHAPTER 7: The Rise of Global Tastemakers What It All Means for the Policymakers 154 EPILOGUE 187 APPENDIX 191 NOTES 211 REFERENCES 233 INDEX 243 ...
