Neal Peirce: Defining the Creative Class

Who are the "young creatives" and what does the buzz about the "creative class" tell us about our cities?

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July 14, 2003, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Being a creative is a state of mind--"an attitude, a mentality that covers all ages," even people for whom retirement is already an option...The big difference is that for a couple generations we assumed that suburbs equal prosperity, and cities equal decline. All the buzz now about young creatives suggests why we're now far less sure."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Young Creatives--Who Qualifies?

Sunday, July 6, 2003 in The Washington Post Writers Group

Community / Economic Development United States

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