G<sc>oldstein</sc> H. A., L<sc>owe</sc> N. and D<sc>onegan</sc> M. Transitioning to the new economy: individual, regional and intermediation influences on workforce retraining outcomes, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. The problem of helping workers employed in older manufacturing sectors shift to jobs in growing, high-technology...

Workforce intermediation has emerged as a potential tool for guiding labor market adjustment. This article presents an empirical test of workforce intermediation through a study of community colleges in North Carolina. It demonstrates the positive contribution of intermediary colleges in...

Creative class theory, now a mainstay of local economic development policy, has a dark side: Cities that have a larger creative talent pool are also likely to have greater income inequality. Richard Florida, in acknowledging this disturbing trend, has assigned a new role to the creative...