Richard Florida reading. Blog 19

"Why cities without gays and rock bands are losing the economic development race."

In Richard Florida's "Rise of the Creative Class," he examines economic growth by the creative class of people, people who look for a music scene, cultural diversity, and nightlife to decide which job they should accept in different cities. He states that the key to economic growth is not just a cities' ability to attract diverse types of people, but to also have an advantage in new businesses and regional growth. These types of people "create meaningful new forms" and includes technicians, editors, writers, entertainers, and more.

I agree with his theory on how creativity helps for cities to flourish. I believe it has received so much attention because many people like me agree with him and scholars have looked into cities with different types of new jobs and innovations. I feel that Chicago should have been on the top 10 list though!