9780521709514 - discretionary time: a new measure of freedom von goodin, robert e. (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. pp. 484 41 Illus.

Zustand: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Zustand: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 462 pages. 8.55x5.75x1.20 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. A novel study of how much control people have over their time and work-life balance. Num Pages: 484 pages, 41 b/w illus. 41 tables. BIC Classification: JHBL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 778. . 2008. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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.…