TY - GEN digital ID - 131861502 TI - The Economics of Talent : Human Capital, Precarity and the Creative Economy AU - Comunian, Roberta AU - England, Lauren AU - Faggian, Alessandra AU - Mellander, Charlotta PY - 2021 SN - 9783319951249 9783319951232 9783319951225 PB - Cham Springer International Publishing DB - UniCat KW - Philosophy and psychology of culture KW - Sociology of education KW - Economic sociology KW - Economics KW - Educational sciences KW - Ethnology. Cultural anthropology KW - Personnel management KW - Environmental planning KW - Social geography KW - onderwijspolitiek KW - etnologie KW - ruimtelijke ordening KW - cultuur KW - economie KW - onderwijs KW - coaching KW - HRM (human resource management) KW - sociale economie UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131861502 AB - To date, research into urban economics, regional science and economic geography has predominantly focused on the firm and industry as the key units of analysis in order to understand economic development; however, the past few decades have seen a growing interest in the role played by talent in the knowledge economy. This book provides an essential overview of the skills revolution. It presents key milestones of the changes in economic development in the past few decades and explains the motivation behind the rise of talent, as well as its importance for cities and economies. It also offers advice on how to attract and manage talent - a major determinant of competitiveness for countries and regions around the world. In closing, the book explains the underlying theories and provides practical examples for students, researchers and practitioners alike. . ER -