Main entry:

Florida, Richard L.

Title & Author:

The rise of the creative class : and how it's transforming work, leisure, community and everyday life / Richard Florida.

Publication:

New York, NY : Basic Books, 2004.

Description:

xxx, 434 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-411) and index.
1. The transformation of everyday life -- Part One: The Creative Age. 2. The creative ethos. 3. The creative economy. 4. The creative class -- 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 -- Part Three: Life and Leisure. 10. The experimental life. 11. The big morph (a rant) -- 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.

Summary:

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.

Resources:
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0465024777 (pbk.)
9780465024773 (pbk.)
0465024769
9780465024766

Subject:

Arbeit, ...
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
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.
Creative ability.
Creativity
Employment trends
Economics trends
Social Conditions trends
Technology trends
Workforce
Créativité Aspect économique.
Créativité Aspect social.
Éthique du travail États-Unis.
Loisir États-Unis.
Classes sociales États-Unis.
Créativité en technologie.
Technologie et civilisation.
Ressources humaines.
Créativité.
creativity.
Economic history
Leisure
Social classes
Social conditions
Work ethic
Gesellschaft
Kreativität
Sozialer Wandel
Sozioökonomischer Wandel
Wert
Technischer Fortschritt
Kulturwandel
Creativiteit.
Sociale klassen.
Human Capital.
Sociaal-economische ontwikkeling.
Classes sociais Estados unidos.
Criatividade (aspectos econômicos)
Criatividade (aspectos sociais)
Ética profissional Estados unidos.
Laser Estados unidos.
Tecnologia.
Civilização.
Capital humano.
United States Economic conditions 1981-2001.
United States Social conditions 1980-2020.
United States
États-Unis Conditions économiques 1981-2001.
États-Unis Conditions sociales 1980-
USA
Estados Unidos (CondiÇÕes EconÔmicas) 1981-2001.
Estados Unidos (CondiÇÕes Sociais) 1980-

Form/genre:

Former Course Reserve reading.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 274599
Call No.: BIB 208421
Status: Available