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02985cam a2200469Ia 4500 001 7CE287182B0F11DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 005 200904170020.0 008 070314s2007 nyua b 001 0 eng 020 $a 9780060756901 020 $a 006075690X 020 $a 0060756918 020 $a 9780060756918 035 $a (OCoLC)85852528 040 $a JCRLT $c JCRLT $d SILO $d BAKER $d WAU $d BTCTA $d NLGGC $d IW9 $d SILO 050 4 $a HD53 $b .F65 2007 082 04 $a 331.12/791 $2 22 084 $a 71.42 $2 bcl 100 1 $a Florida, Richard L. 245 1 $a The flight of the creative class : $b the new global competition for talent / $c Richard Florida. 250 $a 1st Collins paperback ed. 260 $a New York : $b Collins, $c c2007. 300 $a xxvi, 326 p. : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Preface -- The world is spiky -- The flight of the creatice class -- The creative age -- Creativity matters -- The open society -- The global competition for talent -- The closing of America? -- The new competitors -- Regions on the rise -- Losing our way -- Creative class war -- Divided we fall -- Building a creative society. 520 $a For the first time, the United States is in danger of losing its most crucial economic advantage--its status as the world's greatest talent magnet, argues economist Florida. Where America was once the first destination for foreign students and the last stop for scientists, engineers, artists and entrepreneurs wishing to engage in the most robust and creative economy on the planet, it has now become only one place among many where cutting-edge innovation occurs. Burgeoning global technology hotspots, from Sydney, Shanghai, and Amsterdam to Dublin, Bangalore, and Toronto; the outsourcing of ingenuity; rising intolerance; a faltering education system; cities torn by inequality; disconnected political leadership--all point to the looming creativity crisis that is causing the decline of American economic might. But if the United States can discover solutions to address these problems, it will once again lead the pack. If only the rest of the world doesn't discover those solutions first... 650 0 $a Intellectual capital $z United States. 650 0 $a Creative ability $x Economic aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Technological innovations $x Economic aspects $z United States. 650 17 $a Creativiteit. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Sociale klassen. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Human capital. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Sociaal-economische ontwikkeling. $2 gtt 650 17 $a Migratie (demografie) $2 gtt 651 0 $a United States $x Economic aspects. $x Economic aspects. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic conditions. 939 $a 5804623 941 $a 3 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722020029.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204052952.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110035027.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7CE287182B0F11DEAA7E7608A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IW9Initiate Another SILO Locator Search