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The rise of the creative class, revisited, Richard Florida

eng

Includes bibliographic references and index

no index present

non fiction

The rise of the creative class, revisited

Richard Florida

Initially published in 2002, The Rise of the Creative Class was instantly described as a classic work on the forces that were reshaping our economy, our geography, our work, and our whole way of life. In this book, the author brings all of his statistics up to date, incorporates a decade's worth of new research, and addresses his major critics. This book contains new chapters cover the global effects of the Creative Class and delve into the roles played by technology, race and poverty in perpetuating income inequality, and the pervasive influence of class throughout every aspect of society

Introduction. The transformation of everyday life -- Part One: The Creative Age. The creative economy -- The creative class -- Part Two: Work. The machine shop and the hair salon -- Brave new workplace -- No-collar -- Part Three: Life. Time warp -- The experimental life -- The big morph -- Part Four: Community. Place matters -- The geography of class -- The 3T's of economic development -- Global reach -- Quality of place -- Building the creative community -- Part Five: Contradictions. The geography of inequality -- The inclining significance of class -- Conclusion. Every single human being is creative