Handbook on the Economics of Leisure by Samuel Cameron (English) Hardcover Book

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This interdisciplinary Handbook combines both mainstream and heterodox economics to assess the nature, scope and importance of leisure activities.

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This interdisciplinary Handbook combines both mainstream and heterodox economics to assess the nature, scope and importance of leisure activity. 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 this issue, 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, sleeping and social networking which encourages a move towards an integrate field of economics of leisure. Contributions from further afield by Veblen, Sctivosky and Bourdieu also feature prominently. Applying a mix of theoretical and empirical work, undergraduate students in modules on sport/leisure economics as well as sport/leisure management will find this important resource invaluable. Contributors: V. Ateca-Amestoy, G. Bakker, A. Balestrino, S. Banerjee, G. Black, S. Cameron, A. Collins, A. Cooke, J. Cox, L. David, G. Doyle, P.E. Earl, V.G. Fitzsimons, V. Flambard, M. Fox, S. Hussels, K. Jackson, G. Larsen, L.J.A. Lenten, L. Mintz, D. O'Reilly, D. Paton, T.-C. Peng, R.K. Pillania, S. Scott, A.B. Trigg, N. Vaillant, D.L. Wheeler, F.-C. Wolff

Author Biography

Edited by Samuel Cameron, formerly Professor of Economics, University of Bradford, UK

Table of Contents

Contents:Introduction1. Overview of the Economics of LeisureSamuel CameronPART I: ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF LEISURE2. On Economics, Leisure and Much MoreAlessandro Balestrino3. Towards a Bourdieusian Economics of LeisureAndrew B. Trigg4. Leisure and Subjective Well-beingVictoria Ateca-AmestoyPART II: WORK/LEISURE BALANCE5. The Economics of Sleep and BoredomSamuel Cameron6. Half Full or Half Empty: The Economics of Work–Life BalanceSamuel Cameron and Mark Fox7. Working from Home: Leisure Gain or Leisure Loss?Samuel Cameron and Mark Fox8. Contradictions of Capitalism in Health and Fitness LeisureSimeon ScottPART III: PEOPLE AND PLACES AS LEISURE9. Dating as LeisureVéronique Flambard, Nicolas Vaillant and François-Charles Wolff10. Home ImprovementsPeter E. Earl and Ti-Ching Peng11. Reconsidering the Silk Road: Tourism in the Context of Regionalism and Trade PatternsKaren JacksonPART IV: SPECTATING AND EVENTS12. Leisure Tribe-onomicsDarragh O'Reilly13. The Significance of Commercial Music FestivalsGretchen Larsen and Stephanie Hussels14. The Rise and Decline of Drive-in Cinemas in the United StatesMark Fox and Grant Black15. Entertainment and Economic Contributions of the Indian Hindi Movie IndustryRajesh K. Pillania and Subhojit Banerjee16. Leisure Time, Cinema and the Structure of Household Entertainment Expenditure, 1890–1940Gerben Bakker17. Long-run Trends and Factors in Attendance Patterns in Sport: Australian Football League, 1945–2009Liam J.A. Lenten18. The Changing Demands of Leisure Time: The Emergence of Twenty20 CricketDavid Paton and Andrew CookePART V: DIVERSIONS AND PERVERSIONS19. The Economics of the Video-gaming Leisure MarketJoe Cox20. Competitive Forces in the US Recreational Vehicle IndustryMark Fox, Lane David and Grant Black21. MagazinesGillian Doyle22. The Impact of New Technology on Leisure NetworksVincent G. Fitzsimons23. Girls Just Want to Have Fun? Internet Leisure and Women's Empowerment in JordanDeborah L. Wheeler and Lauren Mintz24. Sexual Leisure MarketsAlan CollinsIndex

Details ISBN1848444044 Author Samuel Cameron Pages 576 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd ISBN-10 1848444044 ISBN-13 9781848444041 Publication Date 2011-11-30 Series Elgar Original Reference Language English Year 2011 Format Hardcover DEWEY 338.4779 Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2011-11-30 NZ Release Date 2011-11-30 UK Release Date 2011-11-30 Edited by Samuel Cameron Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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