abstract: 'Creative class theory, now a mainstay of local economic development

  policy, has a dark side: Cities that have a larger creative talent pool

  are also likely to have greater income inequality. Richard Florida, in

  acknowledging this disturbing trend, has assigned a new role to the

  creative class-helping low-wage service sector employees harness and

  express their creative energy and talent. In this article, the authors

  explore the complex relationship between creative workers and earnings

  inequality in the context of the broader urban economy. Drawing on this

  analysis and an expansive body of literature on urban income inequality,

  the authors propose an alternative set of policy actions aimed at

  mediating creativity and inequality through a deepening of traditional

  labor market institutions and legislative supports. In contrast to

  claims that these are obsolete solutions in the new economy, the authors

  argue they are necessary for the long-term sustainability of the

  creative economy.'
affiliation: 'Donegan, M (Corresponding Author), Univ N Carolina, Dept City \& Reg
  Planning, Chapel Hill, NC USA.

  Donegan, Mary; Lowe, Nicholla, Univ N Carolina, Dept City \& Reg Planning, Chapel
  Hill, NC USA.'
author: Donegan, Mary and Lowe, Nicholla
author_list:
- family: Donegan
  given: Mary
- family: Lowe
  given: Nicholla
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1177/0891242407310722
eissn: 1552-3543
files: []
issn: 0891-2424
journal: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY
keywords: creative class; inequality; living wages; unions; immigration
keywords-plus: 'WAGE INEQUALITY; INCOME-DISTRIBUTION; TECHNICAL CHANGE; MINIMUM-WAGES;

  LABOR; EMPLOYMENT; REGIONS; TRADE'
language: English
month: FEB
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '76'
pages: 46-62
papis_id: 5c6a41d69a15ba88fcf0dc3fff9b4182
ref: Donegan2008inequalitycreative
times-cited: '71'
title: 'Inequality in the creative city: Is there still a place for ``Old-Fashioned″
  institutions?'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000252591200004
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '39'
volume: '22'
web-of-science-categories: Development Studies; Economics; Urban Studies
year: '2008'