Cities and the Creative Class

He has found that there is a strong correlation between success in the new economy and the presence of these subcultures. In contrast to Florida's earlier book, Cities and the Creative Class provides a more academic explanation of why this has occurred, focusing in particular on the economic geography of place. It also lays out what cities need to do to have a chance at success. The book's structure is a logical progression, moving from a general political-economic theory of the creative class to a discussion of the components of success to, finally, places themselves. Florida closes the book with a prescriptive chapter on a specific place and the path it should follow - present day lower Manhattan.

In his compelling follow-up to The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the 'creative class' - the millions of people who work in information-age economic sectors and in industries driven by innovation and talent.

Acknowledgements Chapter 1: The Creative Capital Theory Part I: The People Econom y Chapter 2: Competing in the Age of Talent Chapter 3: The Economic Geography of Talent Part II: Creativity and Diversity Chapter 4: Bohemia and Economic Geography Chapter 5: Technology and Tolerance Part III: Place and the New City Chapter 6: Cities and the Creative Class Chapter 7: Rebuilding Lower Manhattan for the Creative Age

Richard Florida is the Hirst Professor in George Mason University's School of Public Policy and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He lives in Washington DC.