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Per Gudmundson
Per Gudmundson
Precis som Sanna Rayman har noterat på Ledarsidan tidigare ger poppige Richard Floridas teorier om den kreativa klassen bisarra resultat om man utsätter den för verkligheten. Om detta påminns vi åter i en god artikel på NewGeography.com. Denna gång, såsom i bakgrunden till ledarsidans artikel, är det Johnny Munkhammar, Nima Sanandaji och Peter Egardt som sågar Florida.
”The rankings in Florida’s Swedish index have little to do with
actual creativity or the fundamentals for growth and progress within a
municipality. Among 290 Swedish municipalities, the one best fitting
Florida’s criterion of creativity is Södertälje.
This is quite astonishing, since Södertälje is seldom seen as a role
model for other municipalities. Among the 26 municipalities in the
Swedish capital region, Södertälje has the second highest unemployment
rate. The business climate there ranks, according to the Confederation
of Swedish Enterprise, as only the 199th most business friendly amongst
Swedish municipalities.
The municipality in the capital region that has the highest
unemployment rate is Botkyrka. It is number 233 in business climate. In
Florida’s index, however, Botkyrka gains a respectable position as the
22nd most creative municipality.”