The Creative Class and the crisis

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-53

  Gabe, Todd ^a   Florida, Richard ^b   Mellander, Charlotta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Martin Prosperity Institute   (Canada)

^c JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Creative Class; economic crisis; Great Recession; Service Class; unemployment; Working Class

Indexed keywords

CLASS; FINANCIAL CRISIS; OCCUPATION; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874336087     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rss012     Document Type: Article

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