The rise of the creative class
Subtitle: and how it's transforming work, leisure, community and everyday life
By: Richard Florida
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 404
Subjects: 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 -- 1981-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.353-381) and index
Table of contents: title: 1. The transformation of everyday life; title: Part One: The Creative Age. 2. The creative ethos. 3. The creative economy. 4. The creative class; title: Part Two: Work. 5. The machine shop and the hair salon. 6. The horizontal labor market. 7. The no-collar workplace. 8. Managing creativity. 9. The time warp; title: Part Three: Life and Leisure. 10. The experimental life. 11. The big morph (a rant); title: Part Four: Community. 12. The power of place. 13. The geography of creativity. 14. Technology, talent and tolerance. 15. From social capital to creative capital. 16. Building the creative community. 17. The creative class grows up