Screen LibraryThe flight of the creative class : the new global competition for talent /
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 an...
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HarperBusiness,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: |
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 in |
| Carrier Form: | 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780060756918 0060756918 |
| Index Number: | HD53 |
| CLC: | D771.261 |
| Call Number: | D771.261/F636 |
| Contents: | 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. |