7. TECHNOLOGY AND TOLERANCE: THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY TO HIGH-TECHNOLOGY GROWTH

Abstract

The rules of the economic development game have changed. Companies were the force behind the old game. Cities and suburbs gauged their status by the number of corporate headquarters within their borders. Economic developers used financial and other incentives to lure companies to their communities. Now, however, people are the center of the action. High human capital individuals – or as we like to call them, talent – are the key to success in this new era of economic growth. Their ideas and creativity are the most important ingredients in the economic success of a firm or region.

Citation

Florida, R. and Gates, G. (2003), "7. TECHNOLOGY AND TOLERANCE: THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVERSITY TO HIGH-TECHNOLOGY GROWTH", Nichols Clark, T. (Ed.) The City as an Entertainment Machine (Research in Urban Policy, Vol. 9), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 199-219. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-3520(03)09007-X

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