Discretionary time: a new measure of freedom

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This book presents a novel study of how much control people have over their time and work-life balance.;12 Gender regimes and temporal autonomyPart V Household regimes matter; 13 How household regimes differ; 14 The difference that household rules make; 15 The difference that states make; 16 Alternative household rules and temporal autonomy; Part VI Conclusions; 17 Conclusions; Appendix 1: Methodology; A1.1 Introductory notes; A1.2 Actual households; A1.3 Alternative households; A1.4 Decomposing net income into gross income and mandatory social-insurance contributions in the 1994 French LIS data set; Appendix 2: Data; Bibliography; Index.;Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Part I Introduction; 1 Time and money; 2 Discretionary time and temporal autonomy; 3 The distribution of discretionary time; Part II Time pressure; 4 Time pressure: a new problem?; 5 Time pressure: a new measure; 6 Is it really an illusion?; Part III Welfare regimes matter; 7 How welfare regimes differ; 8 A temporal perspective on welfare regimes; 9 Welfare regimes and temporal autonomy; Part IV Gender regimes matter; 10 How gender regimes differ; 11 A temporal perspective on gender regimes. Cover Half title Title Copyright Dedication Contents Contents Figures Tables Preface Part I Introduction 1 Time and money 2 Discretionary time and temporal autonomy 3 The distribution of discretionary time Part II Time pressure 4 Time pressure: a new problem? 5 Time pressure: a new measure 6 Is it really an illusion? Part III Welfare regimes matter 7 How welfare regimes differ 8 A temporal perspective on welfare regimes 9 Welfare regimes and temporal autonomy Part IV Gender regimes matter 10 How gender regimes differ 11 A temporal perspective on gender regimes. 12 Gender regimes and temporal autonomyPart V Household regimes matter 13 How household regimes differ 14 The difference that household rules make 15 The difference that states make 16 Alternative household rules and temporal autonomy Part VI Conclusions 17 Conclusions Appendix 1: Methodology A1.1 Introductory notes A1.2 Actual households A1.3 Alternative households A1.4 Decomposing net income into gross income and mandatory social-insurance contributions in the 1994 French LIS data set Appendix 2: Data Bibliography Index.