Richard Florida

The Ruse of the Creative Class

Name: _________________________

1. Richard Florida, a planning professor, wrote the a book about the Rise of the Creative Class and

argued that this new class was the key to economic development. What or who are the creative class,

and how are they suppose to spur economic development in stagnating regions?

2. What is wrong with Florida's arguments? What, according to the author of this article, is the ruse of

the creative class?