The North American Political Economy

The 21st century has brought the financial industry to Los Angeles. Many Research and Development operations are located near prestige universities in Los Angeles. This industry is critical to the growth of high- technology areas of California. The Top Ten Universities include two (2) in Los Angeles county.

Universities
1  Stanford University
2  University of California, Berkeley
3  University of California, Los Angeles
4  University of Southern California
5  University of California, San Diego
6  University of California, Davis
7  University of California, Irvine
8  California Institute of Technology
9  University of California, Santa Barbara
10  University of California, Riverside

The quaternary sector involving journalism, publishing, the media and entertainment is an enormous industry in Los Angeles. This in turn contributes to the high levels of tourism in Los Angeles. Many visitors are interested in taking tours to see homes of celebrities and production studio. Today, gossip shows such as TMZ have their own tour companies to accommodate for the high level of tourism. For aspiring actors, musicians and talent, Los Angeles is the place to be discovered.