6 books for understanding how cities work

Richard Florida, author of 'The Rise of the Creative Class' and 'The New Urban Crisis,' shares the best books on urban capitalism, innovation, and inequality

Richard Florida.
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Urbanist Richard Florida is the author of The Rise of the Creative Class, the book that taught cities to focus on attracting people in the creative professions. Below, he shares his favorite books on urban capitalism, innovation, and inequality:

Grundrisse by Karl Marx (Penguin, $21).

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