John D. Owen
Published: 1979
Total Pages: 232
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Monograph comprising an economic analysis of effects of rearrangement of working time and leisure in the USA - explains the levelling off of hours of work, the lack of change in leisure time, factors supporting the development of alternative work schedules (e.g. Part time employment, dual jobholding, reduced and flexible hours of work), etc. In conjunction with wage rates, affluence, time budgeting, educational and other social implications, noting the role of trade union attitudes. Bibliography pp. 195 to 201, diagrams, graphs and statistical tables.