 The second part of the book presents evidence that globalization is creating a new class divide : those who are able to move to a different community to take advantage of opportunity and those who are rooted . This mobile class of people are differentiating urban areas in terms of values , culture , economic specialization , and other factors , and businesses are following the most talented people to these cities despite high land prices and labor costs . Florida also insists that a disproportionate amount of wealth is being generated in those cities which have been successful in attracting the creative class . Finally , globalization has reduced the importance of resource extraction and manufacturing in the economy and increased the importance of fields in which the creative class participate . 
