Talent in the Cold? Creative Capital and the Economic Future of the Canadian North

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Petrov, Andrey N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: creative class; creative capital; regional development; periphery; the Canadian North; classe créative; capital créatif; développement régional; périphérie; Nord canadien; Fort Smith; Inuvik; Nunavut; Smithers; Yellowknife; Yukon; Arctic; Iqaluit; Whitehorse
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63086

The concept of the creative economy provides an alternative perspective on regional development in the Canadian North. Most studies in the economic geography of talent and creativity have focused on large metropolitan centres, but from the path-creation perspective, the creative class is no less imp...