SOC263H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Richard Florida, Pension, Africville
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Lecture 9 - abandoned spaces: poverty and place and. Primary sector (agricultural and natural resources) 1. 8% and 2. 1% The larger the geographic space, the more likely there will be significant internal variations. Measuring regional inequality: economic measures (income and unemployment) Staples approach: regional differences emerge based on differences in regional endowments of natural resources Daniel bell (1973) the coming of post-industrial society. A service sector so large that it employs the majority of workers. A wide variety and quantity of goods available to the average person. Institutional ghettoes: combination of low income, public policy and community hostility which tended to keep non-white groups in certain areas of the city. Richard florida (2002) the rise of the creative class. Shift from goods production to knowledge production and. Creative class: super creative core and the creative professionals. These workers transform society through the creation of interesting work. Brain gain - that some cities experience with the influx of talented people.
