Discretionary Time: A New Measure of Freedom

by Antti Parpo, Lina Eriksson, Robert E. Goodin, et al.

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521709512
• ISBN13: 9780521709514
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 484 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.8"