American living standards improved rapidly during the twentieth-century. The rise of leisure, both in terms of time allotted and in terms of consumption of leisure goods and services, was astounding. When social critic Thorstein Veblen penned Theory of the Leisured Class, Americans were just beginning to enjoy more and better leisure.
American living standards improved rapidly during the twentieth-century. The rise of leisure, both in terms of time allotted and in terms of consumption of leisure goods and services, was astounding. When social critic Thorstein Veblen penned Theory of the Leisured Class, Americans were just beginning to enjoy more and better leisure.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David Surdam is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Northern Iowa. He earned his doctorate under the supervision of Nobel-Prize Winner in Economics, Robert W. Fogel. He is the author of several books and articles pertaining to the economics of professional team sports and the American Civil War. He is currently working on books examining Major League Baseball during the 1920s and a history of business ethics.
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Preface: Veblen and Weber by Ken McCormick Introduction: Why Leisure? Chapter One: Definitions of Leisure Chapter Two: History and Attitudes Regarding Leisure Chapter Three: The Economics of Leisure Chapter Four: Less Work, More Play, and the Rise of Leisure Chapter Five: The Rise of Expenditures on Leisure Goods and Services Chapter Six: Patterns in Leisure for the Young and the Old Chapter Seven: The Interaction of Leisure and Public Health Chapter Eight: The Changing Workplace Chapter Nine: The Transformation of the Domestic Economy Chapter Ten: Commercialized Leisure in the Early 1900s Chapter Eleven: Mass Entertainment to the Fore Chapter Twelve: Improved Infrastructure and Leisure Chapter Thirteen: Government and Leisure Chapter Fourteen: Antitrust Issues and the Leisure Industries Epilogue: More Leisure, Better Leisure, Cheaper Leisure
Preface: Veblen and Weber by Ken McCormick Introduction: Why Leisure? Chapter One: Definitions of Leisure Chapter Two: History and Attitudes Regarding Leisure Chapter Three: The Economics of Leisure Chapter Four: Less Work, More Play, and the Rise of Leisure Chapter Five: The Rise of Expenditures on Leisure Goods and Services Chapter Six: Patterns in Leisure for the Young and the Old Chapter Seven: The Interaction of Leisure and Public Health Chapter Eight: The Changing Workplace Chapter Nine: The Transformation of the Domestic Economy Chapter Ten: Commercialized Leisure in the Early 1900s Chapter Eleven: Mass Entertainment to the Fore Chapter Twelve: Improved Infrastructure and Leisure Chapter Thirteen: Government and Leisure Chapter Fourteen: Antitrust Issues and the Leisure Industries Epilogue: More Leisure, Better Leisure, Cheaper Leisure
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