Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XVIII, 305 S.)
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Series Statement:
Economics and Finance
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Surdam, David G. Century of the leisured masses
DDC:
306.4/81209730904
Keywords:
USA
;
Freizeitverhalten
;
Wirtschaftliche Lage
;
Geschichte 1900-2000
Abstract:
At the end of the 19th century, economist Thorstein Veblen wrote 'The Theory of the Leisure Class.' A century later, the economic conditions in America had changed beyond recognition. Improvements in agricultural productivity led to better nutrition and triggered improved productivity and living standards throughout the economy. American workers chose to take the benefits accruing from economic growth in the form of higher wages, shorter workweeks, better working conditions and increased leisure. This text charts the rise of leisure activities during this period.
DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190211561.001.0001
