Florida, Richard L.

The rise of the creative class : and how it's transforming work, leisure, community and everyday life / Richard Florida. - [New ed.]. - New York : BasicBooks, 2004. - xxx, 434 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Previous ed.: 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Here, Richard Florida traces the fundamental theme that runs through a host of seemingly unrelated changes in American society: the growing role of creativity in our economy. He describes a society in which the creative ethos is increasingly dominant.


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Work ethic--United States
Technology and civilization.
Leisure--United States
Human capital.
Creative ability--Social aspects
Creative ability--Economic aspects
Creative ability in technology.
Social classes--United States
Creativity--Social aspects--United States
Creativity--Economic aspects--United States
Technological innovations--Social aspects--United States
Society.
Sociology: work & labour
Social classes


United States--Economic conditions--1981-2001
United States--Social conditions--1980-


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