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Discretionary Time : A New Measure of Freedom

by Antti Parpo , James Mahmud Rice , Lina Eriksson , Robert E. Goodin

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 0521709512
ISBN-13 9780521709514
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Feb 21st, 2008
Print length 484 Pages
Weight 778 grams
Dimensions 22.60 x 15.30 x 2.80 cms
Product Classification: Sociology: work & labour Politics & government
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The authors develop a novel way of measuring 'discretionary time': time which is free to spend as one pleases. Using data from six different countries, they examine how much control people have over their time and how much they could have under alternative welfare, gender or household arrangements.
A healthy work-life balance has become increasingly important to people trying to cope with the pressures of contemporary society. This trend highlights the fallacy of assessing well-being in terms of finance alone; how much time we have matters just as much as how much money. The authors of this book have developed a novel way to measure ''discretionary time'': time which is free to spend as one pleases. Exploring data from the US, Australia, Germany, France, Sweden and Finland, they show that temporal autonomy varies substantially across different countries and under different living conditions. By calibrating how much control people have over their time, and how much they could have under alternative welfare, gender or household arrangements, this book offers a new perspective for comparative cross-national enquiries into the temporal aspects of human welfare.

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