The innovation complex : cities, tech, and the new economy /

"You hear a lot these days about "innovation and entrepreneurship" and about how "good jobs" in tech will save our cities. Yet these common tropes hide a stunning reality: local lives and fortunes are tied to global capital. You see this clearly in metropolises such as San F...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zukin, Sharon (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Urban economics. Industrial clusters. Cities and towns > Effect of technological innovations on. Information technology > Economic aspects. High technology industries. City planning. New business enterprises > New York (State) > New York. Venture capital > New York (State) > New York. New York (N.Y.) > Economic conditions > 21st century. Économie urbaine. Grappes industrielles. Villes > Effets des innovations sur. Nouvelles entreprises > New York (État) > New York. Capital à risques > New York (État) > New York. Technologie de l'information > Aspect économique. Industries de pointe. Labor. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS. Economics. Sociology. SOCIAL SCIENCE. urban economy. business model. urban sociology. work. digital technology. Information technology > Economic aspects High technology industries City planning Cities and towns > Effect of technological innovations on Economic history Industrial clusters New business enterprises Urban economics Venture capital New York (State) > New York 2000-2099 Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

1 Imagining Innovation
2 Hackathons and the Spirit of the New Capitalism
3 Meetups
4 Accelerators, Startups, and the Circulation of Capital
5 The VC Office and the Concentration of Capital
6 On the Waterfront
7 Pipelines
8 "The Address of Innovation"
Author's Note.