The "creative class" in the UK: An initial analysis

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-82

  Clifton, Nick ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creative Class; Economic dynamism; Implications policy and further research; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; HUMAN CAPITAL; POLICY APPROACH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 40849100205     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2008.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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