Labor Market Duality and Leisure Industries in Spain.pdf

Labor Market Duality and Leisure Industries in Spain Quality of Life Versus Standard of Living By J UAN L. PARAMIO and JOSÉ L. ZOFÍO* ABSTRACT. We discuss the effects that the emergence of the new postindustrial form of flexible capitalist organization has on the Spanish labor market and, by extension, on the working life of two representative groups of employees characterized by their casual and stable working conditions. This brings a growing duality in the labor market, where individuals who cannot escape casual employment coexist with those enjoying long-term contracts. This concern includes how these changes affect the nature and the ways in which these particular groups understand quality of life and standard of living, which in turn serves to call into question the “end of work” and the expected “leisure society.” In addition, we highlight several circum- *Juan L. Paramio received his Ph.D. from the Department of Physical Education, Sports Sciences and Recreation Management at Loughborough University in Great Britain. His recent research analyzes the use of leisure projects and sports events as mechanisms of city growth and urban regeneration in Western European cities. He is a Senior Lecturer of Sports Management and Leisure Studies at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. He has published several articles and book chapters on sports events, stadiums, and postmodern cities, as well as on the role and meaning of leisure in contemporary societies. E-mail: juanluis.paramio@uam.es. Jose L. Zofio’s interests relate to labor market studies, particularly the links between productivity, wages, and working time trends, and their effect on the welfare of individuals. He also focuses on cultural and institutional economics, where he studies di