BRIEF DEPICTION OF THE LOCAL RECREATION LABOUR MARKET. A COMPARATIVE APPROACH BETWEEN FRANCE AND ROMANIA
Recreation fulfils two functions in terms of labour economics: (1) as a commodity, it participates in the formation of national wealth by creating jobs, and (2) through its purpose, it boosts the workforce “re-creation” in all economic sectors by having a major contribution to people’s recovery, t...
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| Language: | English |
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Academica Brâncuşi
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie |
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| Online Access: | http://www.utgjiu.ro/revista/ec/pdf/2015-02/30_Sava.pdf |
| Summary: | Recreation fulfils two functions in terms of labour economics: (1) as a commodity, it participates in the
formation of national wealth by creating jobs, and (2) through its purpose, it boosts the workforce “re-creation” in all
economic sectors by having a major contribution to people’s recovery, therefore reducing the psychosocial risks and
creating premises for improvement of labour productivity. The present paper focuses on the first topic regarding the
labour economics of recreation, namely the workforce operating within the sector and puts into comparative
perspective two European Union member states: France and Romania. While in France the enterprises specialised in
providing artistic, cultural, sports, entertainment or gambling and betting activities form a well-established and
efficient economic sector, in Romania they make for an emerging and fast growing industry. Results will show that the
local recreation sectors in the two countries have rather different development orientations at macroeconomic level -
while in France the tendency seems to be increasing the number of workers per business, Romania rather shows an
orientation towards creating numerous scattered micro businesses. With respect to employment, the local recreation
sector reveals to be highly unusual in terms of working hours, heterogeneity and variety of professions, and lack of
formalised job offer. However, these abnormalities are overridden by the superior intrinsic working conditions and the
prolonged work sustainability.
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| ISSN: | 1844-7007 1844-7007 |