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CREATIVE CLASS

The "creative class" is a term coined by economist and social scientist Richard Florida, which refers to a segment of the workforce primarily involved in creative and knowledge-intensive industries, including professions such as technology, design, arts, culture, entertainment, media, research, and more.

Florida - The Rise of the Creative Class

Florida, R. (2002) The Rise of the Creative Class. Basic Books. ISBN 9781541617735

Wilson & Keil - The real creative class

Wilson D. & Keil R. (2008). The real creative class. Social & Cultural Geography, 9 (8): 841-847.

Montgomery - Beware ‘the creative class’

Montgomery J. (2005) Beware ‘the creative class’: creativity and wealth creation revisited. Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit, 20 (4): 337-343.

Markusen - Urban development and the politics of a creative class

Markusen, A. (2006) Urban development and the politics of a creative class: evidence from a study of artists. Environment and planning, 38(10): 1921-1940.

McGuigan - Doing a Florida thing

McGuigan, J. (2009). Doing a Florida thing: the creative class thesis and cultural policy. International journal of cultural policy, 15(3): 291-300.

Coles - Creative class politics

Coles, A. (2016) Creative class politics: unions and the creative economy. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 22(3): 456-472.

Richard Florida - The Rise of the Creative Class

Cvetičanin, Petrić & Koludrović - Towards a social turn in cultural policy: A policymaker’s guidebook

Cvetičanin, P., M. Petrić & I. Tomić Koludrović (2023). Towards a social turn in cultural policy: A policymaker’s guidebook. INVENT publication.