Richard Florida

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January 01, 1957 in New Jersey, The United States

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Richard Florida (born 1957 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American urban studies theorist.
Richard Florida's focus is on social and economic theory. He is currently a professor and head of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the Rotman School of Management, at the University of Toronto. He also heads a private consulting firm, the Creative Class Group.
Prof. Florida received a PhD from Columbia University in 1986. Prior to joining George Mason University's School of Public Policy, where he spent two years, he taught at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College in Pittsburgh from 1987 to 2005. He was named a Senior Editor at The Atlantic in March 2011 after serving as a correspondent for TheAtlantic.com for a year.

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Average rating: 3.51 · 1,789 ratings · 327 reviews · 18 distinct works

	The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community, and Everyday Life 3.60 avg rating — 867 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life 3.34 avg rating — 552 ratings	My rating:
	The Great Reset: How New Ways of Living and Working Drive Post-Crash Prosperity 3.52 avg rating — 215 ratings — published 2010 — 9 editions	My rating:
	The Flight of the Creative Class: The New Global Competition for Talent 3.61 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Cities and the Creative Class 3.33 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Las ciudades creativas/ The Creative Cities: Por Que Donde Vives Puede Ser La Decision Mas Importante De Tu Vida/ Because Where You Live Could Be the Most ... Decision of Your Life 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	The Breakthrough Illusion: Corporate America's Failure To Move From Innovation To Mass Production 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Who's Your City? 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	Who's Your City? Intl Ed 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	My rating:
	Locating Global Advantage: Industry Dynamics in the International Economy by Richard Florida, Martin Kenney 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:

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