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Book SynopsisThis 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
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction 1. Overview of the Economics of Leisure Samuel Cameron PART I: ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF LEISURE 2. On Economics, Leisure and Much More Alessandro Balestrino 3. Towards a Bourdieusian Economics of Leisure Andrew B. Trigg 4. Leisure and Subjective Well-being Victoria Ateca-Amestoy PART II: WORK/LEISURE BALANCE 5. The Economics of Sleep and Boredom Samuel Cameron 6. Half Full or Half Empty: The Economics of Work–Life Balance Samuel Cameron and Mark Fox 7. Working from Home: Leisure Gain or Leisure Loss? Samuel Cameron and Mark Fox 8. Contradictions of Capitalism in Health and Fitness Leisure Simeon Scott PART III: PEOPLE AND PLACES AS LEISURE 9. Dating as Leisure Véronique Flambard, Nicolas Vaillant and François-Charles Wolff 10. Home Improvements Peter E. Earl and Ti-Ching Peng 11. Reconsidering the Silk Road: Tourism in the Context of Regionalism and Trade Patterns Karen Jackson PART IV: SPECTATING AND EVENTS 12. Leisure Tribe-onomics Darragh O’Reilly 13. The Significance of Commercial Music Festivals Gretchen Larsen and Stephanie Hussels 14. The Rise and Decline of Drive-in Cinemas in the United States Mark Fox and Grant Black 15. Entertainment and Economic Contributions of the Indian Hindi Movie Industry Rajesh K. Pillania and Subhojit Banerjee 16. Leisure Time, Cinema and the Structure of Household Entertainment Expenditure, 1890–1940 Gerben Bakker 17. Long-run Trends and Factors in Attendance Patterns in Sport: Australian Football League, 1945–2009 Liam J.A. Lenten 18. The Changing Demands of Leisure Time: The Emergence of Twenty20 Cricket David Paton and Andrew Cooke PART V: DIVERSIONS AND PERVERSIONS 19. The Economics of the Video-gaming Leisure Market Joe Cox 20. Competitive Forces in the US Recreational Vehicle Industry Mark Fox, Lane David and Grant Black 21. Magazines Gillian Doyle 22. The Impact of New Technology on Leisure Networks Vincent G. Fitzsimons 23. Girls Just Want to Have Fun? Internet Leisure and Women’s Empowerment in Jordan Deborah L. Wheeler and Lauren Mintz 24. Sexual Leisure Markets Alan Collins Index
