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The Economics of Free Time How Working Class Leisure Has Transformed in the Digital Era

THE CANARY · Nathan Spears ·

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The concept of leisure time has historically served as a critical indicator of economic development, social class, and labor rights. Throughout the Industrial Revolution and much of the twentieth century, the struggle for a fair distribution of time culminated in the standardised eight-hour workday and the weekend. For the working class, leisure was geographically bound, […] By Nathan Spears

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