Jonathan Gershuny Boeken

Examining time-use patterns across twenty countries since the 1960s, Jonathan Gershuny analyzes 120,000 survey-diary accounts to reveal how societal behaviors have evolved in relation to economic development. His insights challenge traditional National Accounting classifications of work, proposing a fresh perspective on the economics and sociology of time. This comprehensive study highlights the interplay between daily life and economic changes, laying the groundwork for future research in this area.

How has the way we spend our time changed over the last fifty years? Are we really working more, sleeping less and addicted to our phones? What does this mean for our health, wealth and happiness? Everything we do happens in time and it feels like our lives are busier than ever before. Yet a detailed look at our daily activities reveals some surprising truths about the social and economic structure of the world we live in. This book delves into the unrivalled data collection and expertise of the Centre for Time Use Research to explore fifty-five years of change and what it means for us today.

Taiwan's history and future are intimately tied to democratization, decolonialism, national identity, economic interdependence, multiculturalism and modern values - all set against an ever-present security dimension. This short book illuminates how its fate will determine the direction of today's global order.