Culture Works: Space, Value, and Mobility Across the Neoliberal Americas

by Arlene Dávila and Arlene D. Vila

Book Overview

Culture Works addresses and critiques an important dimension of the "work of culture," an argument made by enthusiasts of creative economies that culture contributes to the GDP, employment, social cohesion, and other forms of neoliberal development. While culture does make important contributions to national and urban economies, the incentives and benefits of participating in this economy are not distributed equally, due to restructuring that neoliberal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814744303
• ISBN13: 9780814744307
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"