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Contents 1 Discussion 2 Bio article or book summary??? 3 Views abroad 4 BLP

[edit] Discussion

Richard Florida is an economist, not a sociologist.

The only link to a critical external article is dead. I would like to know what the critics are saying in some detail, and I am not aided by this page, which is why I came on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.52.221.120 (talk) 07:30, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Seems like there's a lot of critiques of his work on this page, and only one link to something that clarifies his views (and a partial one at that. 67.10.131.229 04:38, 25 July 2005 (UTC)

I quite agree. This article seems to border on having NPOV problems; inappropriately placing more emphasis on the critique than on elucidating Florida's actual theories. His urban development theories, by the way, are being increasingly accepted by policy-makers in Canada and Britain, if not in the United States. One suspects that his research showing a correlation (if not causation) between gay-tolerance and what he terms the “creative class” has touched a sensitive nerve, and attracted some not unbiased criticism.--OldCommentator 01:41, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Is it possible though to talk about Florida with critique?

Only if equal weight is given to the opposing side. Encyclopedia articles are supposed to be unbiased--therefore, of equal representation. --MonkeyTimeBoy 03:50, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

I agree, the article needs some additional revision to make it more NPOV, and to add citations. I'm going to do some research to see what else I can find. And yes, when there is criticisms about someone, it's usually a good idea to try and balance that - ie, a section with "accomplishments" vs "criticism" that's balanced, size-wise. NickBurns 20:48, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bio article or book summary???

It seems like much of this content should be in a "The Rise of the Creative Class article. I don't see much about him as a person in this article. 132.159.119.30 16:57, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

there is no Rise of the creative class page! easily remedied except it would neccesarily be about his first book, and not about his economic theories in total. It makes complete sense to talk about RF's theories on this page because that is what he is so well known for - they are mostly delivered in seminars and academic papers - In a sense the books are palatable versions for mass consumption. I suppose that a good alternative would be to place his theories under some name, unfortunately Floridas theories cut across disciplines so dont have handy tags such as 'monetarism'. RF is not a celebrity he is an economist, surely the relevant facts about this man are his thoughts. DavidP 02:17, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

If anything....

[edit] Views abroad

I have removed the following small para:

Those outside the USA see Florida's work as applicable only to discrete and measurable U.S. cities, rather than to the overlapping and 'difficult to measure' conurbations of small densely-packed countries such as England or Japan.

It is unsubstantiated and from my experience of RF's influence here in the UK it is untrue. In fact his theories have been embraced by the british government, unlike the US Govt. resulting in work on the redefinition of industrial indices and educational initiatives such as creative partnerships.  :DavidP 02:26, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] BLP

I have removed material from this article that does not comply with our policy on the biographies of living persons. Biographical material must always be referenced from reliable sources, especially negative material. Negative material that does not comply with that must be immediately removed. Note that the removal does not imply that the information is either true or false.

Please do not reinsert this material unless you can provide reliable citations, and can ensure it is written in a neutral tone. Please review the relevant policies before editing in this regard. Editors should note that failure to follow this policy may result in the removal of editing privileges.--Doc^g 19:42, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

This was quite an overly broad removal of material. The last 2 paragraphs' removal was not warranted, as these were general discussions of his work, and easily verifiable via his own blog/website and the hundreds (literally) of book reviews available from major publications and academic journals. Much of the last 2 paragraphs of what you removed is quite simply a statement of easily verifiable fact (i.e. by simply reading the his books - or his website). I dispute the removal of those last two paragraphs (just read the dustjacket of "Flight of the Creative Class" it's all there...)--MonkeyTimeBoy 15:20, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

I see that some source material for removed portions had been placed in the "Critical Articles" section (such as the Nichols article), so I guess it was easily missed.--MonkeyTimeBoy 16:03, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

You are welcome to reverse my removals if proper references are provided.--Doc^g 17:10, 8 November 2007 (UTC)