The Cultural Economy of Cities

Scott, Allen J.

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“…Along these lines Scott (2000) argues that the presence of skilled workers is not a sufficient condition to obtain efficacious patterns of productive employment since it is not only the usual concept of agglomerations of technologically dynamic firms that generate developments in a regional system, but also the existence of qualities such as cultural insight, imagination, and originality created from within the local system of production. The production system and the geographic milieu are therefore just two faces of a single economic and cultural reality represented by dense agglomerated structures of employment and social life.…”

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Culture and human capital in a two-sector endogenous growth model

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Segre

2011

Research in Economics

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a b s t r a c tRecent literature in the field of cultural economics highlights a possible inversion in the usual causality relation (from economic growth to culture) and points out that culture may represent an important driver of economic growth. By viewing culture in line with Throsby's (2001) definition of cultural capital (i.e., an asset of tangible and intangible cultural expressions), in this article we analyze one possible channel through which culture may positively affect economic growth, namely the existence of a relationship of complementarity between cultural and human capital investments. Using a two-sector endogenous growth model, we find that in the long run a higher growth rate of real per-capita income can be attained the more cultural and human capital investments are complementary for each other in the process leading to agents' skill acquisition. We also analyze the conditions under which an increase of the cultural capital share in total GDP can be conducive to a rise of real per-capita income.

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Section: Human and Cultural Capital In Economic Growth: The Frameworkmentioning

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“…7 See, among others, Scott, 2000;Santagata, 2002;Florida, 2002Florida, , 2005. This is done in order to support our claim that, in a complementarity relation with human capital accumulation, cultural capital investment may be a key element in sustaining balanced, long-run economic growth.…”

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Culture and human capital in a two-sector endogenous growth model

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2011

Research in Economics

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“…Quah (2001a) documents that successful regional cluster tend to cross national borders within the EU. Scott (1996Scott ( , 1997Scott ( , 1998) drawing on trade directories and official data has studied the locational patterns of the multimedia industry in South California. He finds evidence of a strong spatial pattern in the industry: entertainment activities cluster in Los Angeles while business-oriented activities cluster in San Francisco.…”

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ICT, Clusters and Regional Cohesion: A Summary of Theoretical and Empirical Research

2003

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. The opinions expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect the position of Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Terms of use: Documents in ICT, Clusters and Regional Cohesion: A Summary of Theoretical and Empirical Research SummaryThe question of the spatial impacts of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has animated the intellectual and policy debate for a long time. At the beginning of the 1990s the rise of the Internet brought a new surge of debate: it was argued that the Internet would free the economy from the constraints of geography (Cairncross, 1997) bringing about a more even economic landscape. This contrasts sharply with the popular view of, for example, Silicon Valley, a congested area where world-class ICT and high-tech industries cluster together.In theory, geographical agglomeration of economic activities results as an equilibrium solution of a tension between centripetal and centrifugal forces.The paper discusses how the use of ICT may alter the balance between centripetal and centrifugal forces and therefore the final equilibrium solution. It shows that, from a theoretical point of view, there are many counterbalancing effects and not unique answer. The question is therefore down to empirical research. Available empirical evidences are then reported and discussed. Finally, the implications for European policies are drawn.

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“…Thus, in de pen dently of the mul ti pli city of go ods and ser vi ces that re sult from all the se ac ti vi ti es (which are cha rac te ri zed, as is no ted by Urry, 1994 andScott, 1996, by a hig her le vel of aest he tic and se mi o tic at tri bu tes), and gi ven the fact that the se cul tu ral pro ducts (as they are na med by Scott), con se quently, as su me the most he te ro ge ne ous forms, our analy sis is cen tred on the cen tral part of the se ac tivi ti es (and its ran ge is not so bro ad as the con cepts of ant hro po logy or cul tu ral studi es). They in clu de all the things that are usu ally as so ci a ted with ar tis tic cre a ti on and the va ri ous forms of po pu lar cul tu re.…”

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“…con tent of go ods (even the most tra di ti o nal ma te ri al go ods: clot hes, cons truc ti on, fur ni tu re, etc.) has been strongly emp ha si zed by some aut hors (e.g., Scott, 1996;Lash and Urry, 1994), as a way of af fir ming ter ri to ri al com pe ti ti ve ness.…”

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The Cultural Activities Cluster in Portugal: Trends and Perspectives

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2001

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The aim of this article is to evaluate briefly the importance of cultural activities in the Portuguese economy, identifying the main trends and opportunities for this cluster in today's world. The concept of "cultural industries" is discussed and the role of the cluster in the Portuguese economy and society is analysed, on the basis of empirical information, both statistical and qualitative. The territorial dimension of the organization of the cluster is strongly emphasized, with a comparative regional perspective being used to study the provision and consumption of these goods. Also explored is the relationship between the economic, cultural and institutional processes that are beyond the provision of these activities, and which are central to their comprehension.Key words Cul tu ral ac ti vi ti es, Por tu gal, ter ri tory, cul tu re. Intro duc ti on: cul tu ral ac ti vi ti es, ter ri to ri al com pe ti ti ve ness and de ve lop mentThe main goal of this text is to as sess the im por tan ce of cul tu ral ac ti vi ti es in the Portu gue se eco nomy, iden tif ying the main trends and op por tu ni ti es for this clus ter in to day's world. 1 This re flec ti on is made with a bro a der pers pec ti ve, which con cerns the role of cul tu ral ac ti vi ti es in pro mo ting the de ve lop ment and com pe ti ti ve ness of dif fe rent ter ri to ri es. 2 As a wor king ba sis, gi ven the in cre a sing cros so vers bet we en dif fe rent forms of cul tu ral ac ti vi ti es, we start with a bro a der con cep ti on of cul tu ral ac ti vi ti es. This in clu des all forms of what is tra di ti o nally un ders to od as art and po pu lar cul tu re. We tryto avo id di cho to mous and sim plis tic dis tinc ti ons, such as tho se that tra di ti onally make a dis tinc ti on bet we en "high cul tu re" and "mass cul tu re", bet we en art and in dustry, bet we en live and uni que per for man ces and re pro du ci ble go ods, betwe en com mer ci al and non-com mer ci al con sump ti on and pro vi si on of cul tu ral pro ducts, and bet we en pu blic or mar ket pro vi ders (see Cos ta, 1998;Wynne, 1992). From the con ven ti o nal "cul tu ral in dus tri es" (such as bo oks or re cords) to the media, the ci ne ma, the vi su al arts, the per for ming arts, he ri ta ge con ser va ti on, or hand crafts, for exam ple, the se ac ti vi ti es, in all the ir di ver sity, are, es sen ti ally, a c ti viti es that use ar tis tic and cre a ti ve in puts. They have, mo re o ver, the pri me ob jec ti ve of ex pres sing in for ma ti on and cre a ting me a nings (Mont go mery, 1994), whet her it is in si de re la ti vely au to no mous and in ter nally co he rent sec tors or sub-clus ters (like the re cord or book in dustry, or the au di o vi su al, for exam ple), or it fe eds a vast SOCIOLOGIA, PROBLEMAS E PRÁTICAS, n.º 38, 2002, pp. 99 -114

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The Cultural Economy of Cities

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Culture and human capital in a two-sector endogenous growth model

Culture and human capital in a two-sector endogenous growth model

ICT, Clusters and Regional Cohesion: A Summary of Theoretical and Empirical Research

The Cultural Activities Cluster in Portugal: Trends and Perspectives

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