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Book SynopsisA buoyant, creative economy can be seen as the saviour of many cities, but behind such ‘urban makeovers’ lie serious problems such as widening inequalities, job precarity, gentrification and environmental issues. In light of the pandemic and climate crisis, how well are city economies, based largely on culture, nightlife and tourism, meeting basic societal needs? Blending lively case studies of alternative cultural practices and spaces with broader theoretical debates, this book explores the opportunities for a more just and sustainable urban future.
Table of Contents1. Neoliberalism, Creativity and Cities 2. Urban Entrepreneurialism: The Emergence of the Cultural Economy 3. Critiquing the Neoliberal Creative City: But Long Live Alternative Creative Spaces! 4. Urban Cultural Movements and Anti-Creative Struggles 5. Neoliberal Nightlife and its Alternatives 6. Rethinking the Tourist City: Contestation and Alternative Cultural Tourism 7. Creative Polarization, Division and Exclusion 8. Beyond the Neoliberal Creative City
