Fair weather friends? the impact of the creative class on the economic health of mid-sized US metropolitan areas, 1990-2009

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-91

  Sands, Gary ^a   Reese, Laura A ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

creative class; economic development; Great Recession; mid sized cities

Indexed keywords

CLASS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874299254     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rss013     Document Type: Article

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