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Creative class
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<p>The creative class is the posit of American urban studies theorist <a href="/facts/Richard_Florida/4BFShEQW">Richard Florida</a> for an ostensible <a href="/facts/Social_class/gJbHDVNc">socioeconomic class</a>. Florida, a professor and head of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the <a href="/facts/Rotman_School_of_Management/fRnyL0Ig">Rotman School of Management</a> at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Toronto/FpGjQNm9">University of Toronto</a>, maintains that the creative class is a key driving force for economic development of <a href="/facts/Post-industrial/uTCRTtRf">post-industrial</a> <a href="/facts/Cities/2uNRFqAN">cities</a> in <a href="/facts/North_America/djNjCQIl">North America</a>. </p>