URBAN AND REGIONAL CREATIVE CLASS THEORIES

Remy Tremblay and Huges Chicoine

Regional and Sectoral Economic Studies, 2011, vol. 11, issue 1

Abstract: The creative class theory suggests that society is composed of three social classes: the creative class, the service class, the working class, a different view or classification of the workforce. The boundaries separating the creative class from the upper ruling class and the lower working class rest on occupational premises. This paper examines the construction and tools of the creative class, its human composition as a social class, attending discourses, as well as the shifting foundations of the theory. It underlines the important role of education and research to improve economic development at city or regional level. Unlike economy, or politics, and governance and sustainable development, creativity is among the least regulated human activities.

Keywords: creative class; social class; higher education; demographics; scholarly discourse; social media; geographic revival; urban and regional development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R10 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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