London: a Cultural Audit

Freeman, Alan (2008): London: a Cultural Audit. Forthcoming in: : pp. 4-84.

Abstract

This report is a pre-final version of a report published by the Greater London Authority and the London Development Agency in March 2008.

It benchmarks London’s cultural offer against four other world cities: Paris,  New York, Tokyo and Shanghai and is the first comprehensive such undertaking compiled according to international standards.

The final printed version can be downloaded from http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/culture/docs/cultural-audit.pdf

The printed version includes full acknowledgement to the several contributors to research into this project, without whom it would not have been possible

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: cultural economics; creative industries; London; World Cities
• Subjects: Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis ; Housing ; Infrastructure

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