'Creative cities' and the rise of the dealer class: A critique of Richard Florida's approach to urban theory

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 835-853

  Krätke, Stefan ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY VIADRINA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capitalism; Creative cities; Creative occupations; Regional economy; Urban theory

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

GERMANY; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 78649871603     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2010.00939.x     Document Type: Article

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