Will attracting the "creative class" boost economic growth in old industrial regions? A case study of Scotland

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-149

  Houston, Donald ^a   Findlay, Allan ^a   Harrison, Richard ^b   Mason, Colin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Creative class; Economic growth; Migration; Old industrial regions; Talent attraction

Indexed keywords

CLASS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; MIGRATION; MOBILITY; URBAN ECONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 44949241655     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2008.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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