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'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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848444044
• ISBN13: 9781848444041
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 2.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.5" x 6.3"