In his compelling follow-up to The Rise of the Creative Class, Richard Florida outlines how certain cities succeed in attracting members of the 'creative class' - the millions of people who work in information-age economic sectors and in industries driven by innovation and talent.

Richard Florida is the Hirst Professor in George Mason University's School of Public Policy and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings
Institution. He lives in Washington DC.

Acknowledgements Chapter 1: The Creative Capital Theory Part I: The People Econom y Chapter 2: Competing in the Age of Talent Chapter 3: The Economic Geography of Talent Part II: Creativity and Diversity Chapter 4: Bohemia and Economic Geography Chapter 5: Technology and Tolerance Part III: Place and the New City Chapter 6: Cities and the Creative Class Chapter 7: Rebuilding Lower Manhattan for the Creative Age