Comments on: Bay Choral Guild’s Gallic Delights http://www.guerrillascholar.com/cogito/?p=92 The independent scholar's advocate and home of Guerrilla Scholarship Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:48:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sheldon http://www.guerrillascholar.com/cogito/?p=92&cpage=1#comment-16432 Sheldon Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:58:15 +0000 http://www.guerrillascholar.com/cogito/?p=92#comment-16432 Florida's best discussion of this idea is his book "The Rise of the Creative Class". He also makes the very good point that communities that are open and tolerant of different ethnic groups, religious communities, gays and lesbians, etc. tend to do better economically than those who do not for exactly the same reason. Somehow this kind of openness fosters the kind of creativity that leads directly to stronger economic growth. So all that kumbaya stuff turns out to make sense from the standpoint of a flinty-eyed capitalist. Who knew? Florida’s best discussion of this idea is his book “The Rise of the Creative Class”. He also makes the very good point that communities that are open and tolerant of different ethnic groups, religious communities, gays and lesbians, etc. tend to do better economically than those who do not for exactly the same reason. Somehow this kind of openness fosters the kind of creativity that leads directly to stronger economic growth.

So all that kumbaya stuff turns out to make sense from the standpoint of a flinty-eyed capitalist. Who knew?

]]> By: Eleanor Rieffel http://www.guerrillascholar.com/cogito/?p=92&cpage=1#comment-16428 Eleanor Rieffel Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:46:00 +0000 http://www.guerrillascholar.com/cogito/?p=92#comment-16428 Sheldon, Wow! Thanks for this plug. I have been amazed at how much participating in this group has aided my work by re-energizing me time and time again. I hadn't heard of Robert Florida, but I certainly find his thesis compelling. It remains a thrill to live in such a culturally and intellectually stimulating area, and to participate in groups like BCG ---Eleanor Sheldon,

Wow! Thanks for this plug. I have been amazed at how much participating in this group has aided my work by re-energizing me time and time again. I hadn’t heard of Robert Florida, but I certainly find his thesis compelling. It remains a thrill to live in such a culturally and intellectually stimulating area, and to participate in groups like BCG

—Eleanor

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