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In this essay, the author will discuss whether the idea of idea of creative city is focused on people rather than economy. In the first part I will introduce the subject giving a context based upon the basic literature and some basic working definitions. In a second part I will show arguments supporting the idea that creative city is basically a concept focused mainly on people and in a third part I will expose counter arguments based on literature but also on empirical information trying to show that besides the original intentions, this concept has become mostly focused on economy than people. Finally, I will contrast the ideas offered in the previous chapters discussing all the elements involved and attempting to answer the question that heads this essay.

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