This book analyses the economic development of cities from the 'cultural economy' and 'creative industry' perspectives, examining and differentiating them as two related but distinct segments of contemporary city economies. The authors argue that although they are normally conflated, the first...

Erster Teil -- Zum Begriff der Kreativen Industrien -- Zur Theorie der Kreativen Industrien -- Kreative Industrien im Internationalen Überblick -- Zweiter Teil -- Von der Theorie zur Empirie -- Kreative Industrien Berlins im Überblick -- Kreative Industrien Berlins im Detail -- Exkurs:...

1 -- The Notion of Creative Industries -- On the Theory of Creative Industries -- An International Overview on the Creative Industries -- 2 -- From Theory to Empirics -- The Berlin Creative Industries at a Glance -- The Creative Industries in Detail -- Excursus: Differences among Research...