Title: The Warhol economy
First published: 2007
Description: "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? If you said "office," think again. In The Warhol Economy, Elizabeth Currid 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. And these creative industries are fueled by the social life that whirls around the clubs, galleries, music venues, and fashion shows where creative people meet, network, exchange ideas, pass judgments, and set the trends that shape popular culture. The implications of Currid's argument are far-reaching, and not just for New York. Urban policymakers, she suggests, have not only seriously underestimated the importance of the cultural economy, but they have failed to recognize that it depends on a vibrant creative social scene. They haven't understood, in other words, the social, cultural, and economic mix that Currid calls the Warhol economy."--Jacket.
Subjects: Economic aspects of Popular culture, Popular culture, Cultural industries, Economic aspects, Social life and customs, Economic conditions, Popular culture, united states, New york (n.y.), social life and customs
Places: New York, New York (N.Y.)Social life and customs, New York (State)
LC classification: HD9999.C9473 N49 2007