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  • The Limitations of Marginal Utility (Essential Economics Series: Celebrated Economists)

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    Originally published in 1909, this is a work by Thorstein Veblen, an American economist and sociologist. It is an article written for the Journal of Political Economy publication outlining some of his theories on economics. We are republishing this work with a brand new introductory biography of the author with the aim of placing it in the context of his other writings and achievements. The ... Read more

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  • The Theory of the Leisure Class

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    Veblen's landmark study of affluent American society exposes the 'pecuniary culture' and 'conspicuous consumption' that results when unessential goods are exploited at the expense of production of true value. This new edition examines Veblen's still pertinent arguments. - ;'Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure.' In The Theory of the ... Read more

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  • Business & Economics Collection: Thorstein Veblen Edition (30+ Works in One Volume) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. The Theory of Business Enterprise, The Higher Learning in America, On the Nature of Capital…

    by Thorstein Veblen, Vaughn Redenhall ...
    This expansive Business & Economics Collection gathers more than thirty works by Thorstein Veblen, offering a comprehensive view of his penetrating critique of modern capitalism, consumption, industry, education, and social hierarchy. Written in a style at once satirical, analytical, and densely theoretical, these essays and books stand at the intersection of economics, sociology, and cultural ... Read more

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  • IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: The Background Origins of World War I - Economic Rise as a Fuel for Political Radicalism

    Enriched edition. Economic Rise and Political Radicalism in Imperial Germany

    by Thorstein Veblen, Kevin Nicholls ...
    In "IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: The Background Origins of World War I - Economic Rise as a Fuel for Political Radicalism," Thorstein Veblen provides a penetrating examination of the sociopolitical consequences of Germany's rapid industrialization in the late 19th century. Utilizing a distinctive combination of economic analysis and social critique, Veblen delves into how the ... Read more

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  • The Theory of the Leisure Class

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    *** Premium Ebook ***Veblen was a sociologist as much as he was an economist. "The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions" is a treatise on economics and a social critique of conspicuous consumption, as a function of social class and of consumerism. Published in 1899, it presents the evolutionary development of human institutions (social and economic) that shape society. ... Read more

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  • The Theory of the Leisure Class

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    This scathing critique of America's preoccupation with wealth and status in the Gilded Age continues to resonate more than a century after it was first publishedAccording to economist Thorstein Veblen, the leisure class produces nothing, contributes nothing, and creates nothing, yet exercises a peculiar control over American society. The shallowness of their interests—from fashion to sports to ... Read more

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  • The Theory of the Leisure Class,

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    The Theory of the Leisure Class, by Thorstein Veblen. ... Read more

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  • THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (Nature, Causes, Utility & Drift of Business Enterprise) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Political Economy Book

    by Thorstein Veblen, Vaughn Redenhall ...
    In The Theory of Business Enterprise, Thorstein Veblen offers a penetrating analysis of modern capitalism as an institutional order governed less by production than by pecuniary calculation. Written in a lucid yet ironic prose characteristic of Progressive Era social criticism, the book distinguishes the "machine process" of industry from the strategic imperatives of business, showing how profit ... Read more

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  • The Theory of the Leisure Class

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    Considered the first in-depth critique of consumerism, economist Thorstein Veblen's 1899 book The Theory of the Leisure Class has come to be regarded as one of the great works of economic theory. Using contemporary and anthropological accounts, Veblen held that our economic and social norms are driven by traces of our early tribal life, rather than ideas of utility. ... Read more

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  • IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

    Enriched edition. The Background Origins of World War I

    by Thorstein Veblen, Isabel Farnsworth ...
    In "Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution," Thorstein Veblen presents a critical analysis of the interplay between industrialization and socio-economic structures in late 19th-century Germany. Veblen's literary style is marked by a keen wit and incisive prose, merging philosophical inquiry with economic theory. He meticulously explores the antecedents of Germany's rapid industrial growth, ... Read more

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  • Theory of the Leisure Class

    by Thorstein Veblen ...
    The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions, by Thorstein Veblen, is an economic treatise and detailed social critique of conspicuous consumption, as a function of social-class consumerism. It proposes that the social strata and the division of labor of the feudal period continued into the modern era. The lords of the manor employed themselves in the economically useless ... Read more

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  • The Theory of the Leisure Class

    Enriched edition.

    by Thorstein Veblen, Isabel Farnsworth ...
    In "The Theory of the Leisure Class," Thorstein Veblen presents a critical examination of the social dynamics and economic behaviors of affluent societies in the late 19th century. Veblen employs a blend of sociological inquiry and economic analysis, utilizing a unique and engaging style marked by wit and irony. He introduces the concept of 'conspicuous consumption,' arguing that the leisure class ... Read more

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