Leisure and Collective Consumption

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This article briefly reviews the debates surrounding the commodification of leisure, and the role of publicly funded, collective, provision in a market society. From a perspective which considers that access to leisure opportunities should not depend upon market forces, it addresses the current backlash against the state, and argues that the protection of public recreation will require that professionals in this field rethink what working in the public service means. The final section considers the nature of professional training in recreation, and raises some questions about the ways in which prospective professionals are taught to understand the nature of their expertise, and their relationships with ‘client’ groups and with the state.

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