The theory of the leisure class
an economic study of institutions
by Thorstein Veblen
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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.
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The Theory Of The Leisure Class
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The theory of the leisure class: an economic study of institutions
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The theory of the leisure class.: With an introd. by John Kenneth Galbraith.
1973, Houghton Mifflin, Houghton Mifflin School
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The theory of the leisure class: an economic study of institutions
1918, B.W. Huebsch
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The theory of the leisure class: an economic study of institutions
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Originally published: New York : Macmillan Company, 1899.
Previously published: New York : Vanguard Press, 1928.
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"The institution of a leisure class is found in its best development at the higher stages of the barbarian culture; as, for instance, in feudal Europe or feudal Japan."
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