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. Weaving story-telling with original research, Richard Florida traced a fundamental theme through a host of seemingly unrelated changes in American society: the growing role of creativity.
Klappentext
Initially published in 2002, The Rise of the Creative Class quickly achieved classic status for its identification of forces then only beginning to reshape our economy, geography, and workplace. Weaving story-telling with original research, Richard Florida identified a fundamental shift linking a host of seemingly unrelated changes in American society: the growing importance of creativity in people's work lives and the emergence of a class of people unified by their engagement in creative work. Millions of us were beginning to work and live much as creative types like artists and scientists always had, Florida observed, and this Creative Class was determining how the workplace was organized, what companies would prosper or go bankrupt, and even which cities would thrive. In The Rise of the Creative Class Revisited , Florida further refines his occupational, demographic, psychological, and economic profile of the Creative Class, incorporates a decade of research, and adds five new chapters covering the global effects of the Creative Class and exploring the factors that shape quality of place" in our changing cities and suburbs.
Biografie
Richard Florida, Jahrgang 1957, ist ein bedeutender US-amerikanischer Ökonom und international bekannter Intellektueller. Als der weltweit einflussreicher Experte in Sachen Wirtschaftsgeografie ist er ein gefragter Redner und Berater. Florida ist Autor mehrerer Bücher, schreibt regelmäßig u. a. für Atlantic Monthly und lehrt an der Universität Toronto.