The Theory of the Leisure Class

Thorstein Veblen First published 2004

About this book

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.

Subjects

aspect moral
business
clase ociosa
classe oisive
classes sociales
consommation (économie politique)
consumentisme
economia
economics
economics, history
economische ontwikkeling
economists, biography
freizeitgesellschaft
gesellschaftskritik
leisure class
long now manual for civilization
nonfiction
philosophy
prestige
richesse
social classes
sociale klassen
social reformers
social science
sociology
soziologie
theorie
veblen, thorstein, 1857-1929
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