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Mellander, Charlotta.
ImprintNew York : Routledge, 2014.
Descriptionxx, 319 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Note:1. The creative class goes global / Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander -- PART I. THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 2. Inside the black box of regional development : human capital, the creative class, and tolerance / Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander and Kevin Stolarick -- 3. Talent, technology and tolerance in Canadian regional development / Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander and Kevin Stolarick -- PART II. SCANDINAVIA, THE NORDIC COUNTRIES AND EUROPE. 4. Florida's creative class in a Swedish context: the problem of measuring tolerance and amenity-driven growth / Høgni Kalsø Hansen -- 5. Different creative cities: exploring Danish data to adapt the creative class argument to small welfare economies / Kristina Vaarst Andersen and Mark Lorenzen -- 6. One size fits all?: applying the creative class thesis to a Nordic context / Kristina Vaarst Andersen, Markus M. Bugge, Høgni Kalsø Hansen, Arne Isaksen and Mika Raunio -- 7. Tolerance, aesthetics, amenities or jobs?: the attraction of the Dutch city to the creative class / Gerard Marlet and Clemens van Woerkens -- 8. The creative class, related variety and economic growth in Dutch city regions / Irina van Aalst, Oedzge Atzema, Ron Boschma and Frank van Oort -- 9. Location, quality of place, and outcomes: applying the '3Ts' model to the UK / Nick Clifton -- 10. The geography of creative people in Germany revisited / Michael Fritsch and Michael Stuetzer -- 11. The location of the creative class in seven European countries / Ron Boschma and Michael Fritsch -- PART III. AUSTRALIA AND ASIA. 12. The creative class 'down under': exploring the creative class theory in Australia / Kevin M. Stolarick -- 13. Regional development and the creative class in Japan / Hans Westlund and Federica Calidoni -- 14. China's development disconnect / Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander and Haifeng Qian -- 15. The creative class around the world / Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander.
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