What Happened to the Leisure Society?. / Phil Leggiere.
by Leggiere, Phil; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2003Article 57Business. Publisher: Leggiere/Phil, 2002ISSN: 1522-3191;.Subject(s): Employees -- Attitudes | Hours of labor | Industrial relations | Labor policy | Labor productivity | Leisure | Part-time employment | Time management | Work and familyDDC classification: 050 Summary: "As far back as the 1930s, in the midst of the Great Depression, philosopher Bertrand Russell predicted the imminent arrival of the four-hour workday, declaring that 'the road to happiness and prosperity lies in an organized diminution of work.' " (ACROSS THE BOARD) This article discusses the increase in work hours despite the increasing technology that could reduce the amount of time spent on the job.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003.
Originally Published: What Happened to the Leisure Society?, July/Aug. 2002; pp. 42-48.
"As far back as the 1930s, in the midst of the Great Depression, philosopher Bertrand Russell predicted the imminent arrival of the four-hour workday, declaring that 'the road to happiness and prosperity lies in an organized diminution of work.' " (ACROSS THE BOARD) This article discusses the increase in work hours despite the increasing technology that could reduce the amount of time spent on the job.
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