Towards a Leisure Economy of Humanistic Care

Author: Ma Huidi
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: This book is the concluding work of the National Soft Science Project "Research on Countermeasures for the Leisure Industry to Become a New Growth Point for China's Economy." The book consists of ten chapters, discussing the essential issues of leisure economy, leisure industry, and leisure consumption, as well as the humanistic concerns, urban issues, environmental issues, and education-related issues associated with leisure. The author observes future economic development trends from the perspective of the humanities and argues that leisure creates a new economy and is shaping new patterns of human societal development. The emergence of the leisure economy will bring changes to traditional economic forms—restructuring future economies through economic capital, cultural capital, and social capital. The goal of the leisure economy is "human-centered," emphasizing "low cost and high efficiency," focusing on developing intangible resources to replace tangible ones, thereby achieving a balance between material and spiritual wealth.