Handbook on the economics of leisure
Surprisingly, the field of leisure economics is not, thus far, a particularly integrated or coherent one. In this Handbook a wide ranging body of international scholars get to grips with the core issues, taking in the traditional income/leisure choice model of textbook microeconomics and Becker'...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Northampton, Mass
Edward Elgar
2011
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| Summary: | Surprisingly, the field of leisure economics is not, thus far, a particularly integrated or coherent one. In this Handbook a wide ranging body of international scholars get to grips with the core issues, taking in the traditional income/leisure choice model of textbook microeconomics and Becker's allocation of time model along the way. They expertly apply economics to some usually neglected topics, such as boredom and sleeping, work-life balance, dating, tourism, health and fitness, sport, video games, social networking, music festivals and sex. Contributions from further afield by Veblen, Sctivosky and Bourdieu also feature prominently pt. 1. Economic dimensions of leisure -- pt. 2. Work/leisure balance -- pt. 3. People and places as leisure -- pt. 4. Spectating and events -- pt. 5. Diversions and perversions |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 561 p ill |
| ISBN: | 9781848444041 9780857930569 |