The Economics of Leisure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9775985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Soule (National Bureau of Economic Research, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1957 |
| Volume | 313 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 16-24 |
| Publication date | 1957-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271625731300106 |
| OpenAlex | W2168211140 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
The economic developments which made a general sharing of leisure possible, together with higher material levels of living, were a marked increase in productivity and an increase in the size of the labor force relative to the popula tion. Gains in leisure were made under the market system by deliberate choice of workers for more free time even at the sacrifice of possible greater gains in real income. This choice has stimulated many industries supplying recreation wants. Market values do not apply to the allocation of free time by the indi vidual. The problem of values is discussed
Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Labour economics · Leisure time · Microeconomics · Productivity · Recreation · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
Leisure and the Market
Improving uptake of non-communicable disease screening in Sri Lanka
The Demand for Consumption Time
Social sanctions of leisure and tourism constraints in Nepal
Changing Perspectives on the Work–Leisure Relationship
Rafting Guides
The Nature of Leisure Revisited
More wages, more income, more leisure? Evidence from Thailand's time use survey
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2026 (45) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |