The craft, fashion, and cultural-products industries of Los Angeles: Competitive dynamics and policy dilemmas in a multisectoral image-producing complex

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 306-323

  Scott, Allen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Competitive advantage; Craft industries; Cultural products; Externalities; Flexible specialization; Industrial location; Local economic development; Los Angeles; Place

Indexed keywords

CRAFT INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; POLICY IMPLICATION;

USA, CALIFORNIA; USA, LOS ANGELES;

EID: 0030463732     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.1996.tb01755.x     Document Type: Article

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