The Theory of the Leisure Class; An Economic Study of Institutions [Jan 01, 2005] Thorstein Veblen - Hardcover

Thorstein Veblen

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ISBN 10: 8187879297 ISBN 13: 9788187879299

Publisher: Aakar Books, 2005

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Thorstein veblen challenges some of mans most cherished standards of behaviour, and with devastating wit and satire, exposes the hollowness of many of our canons of taste, dress, education and culture this edition has been introduced by prominent indian political economist, amiya kumar bagchi

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Almost a century after its original publication, Thorstein Veblen's work is as fresh and relevant as ever. Veblen's The Theory of the Leisure Class is in the tradition of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations and Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan, yet it provides a surprisingly contemporary look at American economics and society. Establishing such terms as "conspicuous consumption" and "pecuniary emulation," Veblen's most famous work has become an archetype not only of economic theory, but of historical and sociological thought as well. As sociologist Alan Wolfe writes in his Introduction, Veblen "skillfully . . . wrote a book that will be read so long as the rich are different from the rest of us; which, if the future is anything like the past, they always will be."

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Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was perhaps the most famous American economist and social critic of his time. He taught at the universities of Chicago and Missouri, Stanford University, and the New School for Social Research. His many books include The Theory of Business Enterprise, The Higher Learning in America, and The Theory of the Leisure Class, all available from Transaction.

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