PART ONE: PROPAEDEUTICA Introduction to the Cultural Economy of Cities The Mainsprings of Urban Economic Performance The Creative Field and the Logic of Innovation in Image-Producing Complexes PART TWO: TWO CRAFT INDUSTRIES: COLLECTIVE ORDER AND REGIONAL DESTINY The Gem and Jewellry Industry in Los Angeles and Bangkok The Household Furniture Industry of Los Angeles Decline and Regeneration PART THREE: CINEMA, MUSIC, AND MULTIMEDIA French Cinema I Structure, Economic Performance and Social Regulation French Cinema II Place, Cultural Geography and Competitive Advantages The Recorded Music Industry in the United States The Multimedia Industry From Silicon Valley to Hollywood Multimedia and Digital Visual Effects Workers in Southern California PART FOUR: LOS ANGELES AND PARIS Los Angeles The Image as Commodity Paris Tradition and Change PART FIVE: CODA Towards a Political Economy of the Cultural Commodity