On The Leisure Economy

The rising and development of modern leisure economy urge practically leisure academic research This paper firstly brings forward its research problems and aims based on the leisure economy research status quo and limitation analysis The theory framework is leisure theories and economics theories and methodsAs traditional consumption, leisure consist of a significant proportion of integrated market demand Furthermore, the contribution of leisure industries to economic growth increases steadily along with income level heightening Leisure will be of importance in life as the coming of knowledge era and therefore leisure era Since reformation and opening, residents' disposable income and leisure almost grow synchronously, they need abundant commodity of spirit, and even more plenty of time to consume and experience When we advance to a well-off society, we also advance to a leisure societyAccording to leisure's functions in society and economy, this paper finds, numerous thinkers concluded theoretically that, on the contrary of work-centered life, our lives would be leisure-centered, namely leisure centre theory Since modern times, many scholars studied leisure economy in different aspect angles, all of these researches stress on the importance of leisure economyChapter 2 analyzes the economic attributes of leisure. In terms of Marx's theory of twoness of leisure, and in order to study the inner structure and change pattern, this paper differentiate leisure into two types: the first leisure and the second leisure Consumption and recreation occur in first leisure, while high-grade activities such as spirits intellectuals interaction, etc. occur in second leisure If we exam leisure in economics aspect angle, the twoness theory means that leisure is productive, and consumptive at the same time we confirm this point of view by inspecting the concept objectives and hierarchy of leisure, and go on to discuss by theory and data confirmationChapter 3 is about the choice of leisure amount To sum up, leisure depends on...