New York as a global creative hub: A competitive analysis of four theories on world cities

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 330-350

  Currid, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Economic development; Global cities; New York City; World cities

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; NATIONAL ECONOMY; URBAN ECONOMY; WORLD CITY;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745899440     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: 15523543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242406292708     Document Type: Article

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