The rise of the creative class : revisited / Richard Florida.
By: Florida, Richard L.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Basic Books, 2012Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-465) and index.Description: xxv, 483 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780465029938 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9780465029952 (e-bk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Creative ability -- Economic aspects | Creative ability -- Social aspects | Work ethic -- United States | Leisure -- United States | Social classes -- United States | Creative ability in technology | Technology and civilization | Human capital | United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981-2001 | United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020DDC classification: 305.5 Summary: Argues that the social changes of the past few decades have occurred by choice rather than involuntarily, citing the rise of a new creative social class that derives its identity and values from its roles as purveyors of creativity and finds its basis inthe economy.Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-465) and index.
Argues that the social changes of the past few decades have occurred by choice rather than involuntarily, citing the rise of a new creative social class that derives its identity and values from its roles as purveyors of creativity and finds its basis inthe economy.
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