浅谈经济学家眼中的运动比赛——读凡勃伦的《有闲阶级论》

摘要

凡勃伦的著作《有闲阶级论》发表于1899年。时隔一百多年，休闲、余暇等已经成为人们生活中司空见惯的社会现象。今天的“有闲”与凡勃伦描述的“有闲”有何异同？运动竞赛的职能和作用发生了哪些变化？从事运动竞赛的人的社会地位如何？这些都值得思考。%The Theory of the Leisure Class written by Thorstein B. Veblen was published in 1899. After more than one hundred years, it has become a kind of quotidian social phenomenon that one takes a leisurely life and has a spare time in modern life. What are the differences between today＇s leisure and Veblen＇ s description of leisure？ What have sports game＇ s function and role changed？ How was the social status of the participants in sports compe- tition？ These are worth thinking deeply.