What Veblen Taught Selected Writings Of Thorstein Veblen

Author : Thorstein Veblen
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473392284
Total Pages : 556 pages
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Download or read book What Veblen Taught - Selected Writings of Thorstein Veblen written by Thorstein Veblen and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce text contains a collection of writing by the seminal sociologist, Thorstein Bunde Veblen. Veblen was most famous for combining Darwinian evolutionary ideas with his avant-garde institutionalist approach to contemporary economic analysis, culminating in his masterpiece: The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899). In The Theory of the Leisure Class, Veblen proposes that there is a social dichotomy between people who progress through life by way of exploitation and those who progress by way of industry – ideas seminal to modern socio-economic theory today. Thorstein Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist, as well as leader of the institutional economics movement. Originally published in 1936, we are proud to republish this rare book with a new introductory biography of the author.

Author : Wesley C. Mitchell
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ISBN 13 : 9781436707749
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Veblen Taught: Selected Writings of Thorstein Veblen written by Wesley C. Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Wesley C. Mitchell
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ISBN 13 : 9781258970789
Total Pages : 552 pages
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Download or read book What Veblen Taught written by Wesley C. Mitchell and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1945 edition.

Author : Thorstein Veblen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 503 pages
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Download or read book What Veblen Taught written by Thorstein Veblen and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book What Veblen Taught written by and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thorstein Veblen
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Total Pages : 503 pages
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Download or read book What Veblen Taught written by Thorstein Veblen and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David A. Reisman
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857932195
Total Pages : 353 pages
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Download or read book The Social Economics of Thorstein Veblen written by David A. Reisman and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Fascination with the economics of Thorstein Veblen is today no less than it was fifty years ago. Many books have been written about his life and ideas. But David Reisman breaks new ground by providing one of the best and most comprehensive explainations of Veblen's thought. Written in a strikingly fresh and lucid style, this work is one of the landmarks of the literature on this great and enduringly relevant economist.' Geoffrey M. Hodgson, University of Hertfordshire, UK 'Considering the inability of conventional economics to comprehend the socio-economic convulsions over the past few years in so many countries, it is surely time to try something else. David Reisman's The Social Economics of Thorstein Veblen thus appears at a most opportune moment. This original analytical study is the best introduction into Veblen's work that I know of, and will, I trust, encourage a renewal of interest in possibly the most unjustly neglected of economists. Reisman's primary contention that there is despite obstacles to comprehension created by Veblen's personal idiosyncrasies and unconventional literary style a Veblen structure of thought, or general system, is fully confirmed by the evidence presented in his book. In this demonstration lies its great merit.' Samuel Hollander, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 'Veblen is a notoriously difficult economist to read and understand. He was, however, unequivocal in his scorn for neoclassical economics, whose demise he took pleasure in predicting. In light of the limp excuses offered by the economics profession for its failure to anticipate the current global financial crisis, Reisman's incisive analysis of Veblen's writings suggests that were Veblen alive today, he would be revelling in schadenfreude. This timely book will make uncomfortable reading for neoclassical economists.' Douglas Mair, Heriot-Watt University, UK 'Reisman offers a brilliant distillation of Veblen's jaundiced purview of the social, psychological and pecuniary motivations that have driven man the social animal in his economic life down the ages, from noble savage to predatory barbarian in his ancient, modern, and potential guises. Avoiding hagiography, this book exposes Veblen's exaggerations as well as his compelling institutional insights into the evolution of capitalism and socialism. Reisman's own intellectual sweep in explaining and criticising Veblen demonstrate political economy at its best.' Roger Sandilands, University of Strathclyde, UK Thorstein Veblen was a multidisciplinary social scientist whose original insights continue to inspire debate. Rather than focusing on allocation, markets and scarcity, his perspective on economics was rather one of Darwinian evolution and perpetual development, unfolding conventions and interpersonal constraints. This interdisciplinary and comprehensive book determines that Veblen's disparate theories of conspicuous consumption, imperial Germany, the giant corporation and the speculation-led cycle all add up to a consistent and coherent world-view. Veblen was a fascinating author who deserves to be read for himself. This penetrating new interpretation demonstrates that he also identified a serious threat to property and peace in the form of irresponsible finance and frustrated workmanship. He believed corporate capitalism was at risk from its internal contradictions. This lucid book assesses the logic behind Veblen's stark and apocalyptic vision. The Social Economics of Thorstein Veblen examines all of Veblen's books and articles, revealing that they are closely integrated to form an organic whole. It will prove valuable for scholars and students interested in sociological theory, politics and political economy, history and institutional economics.

Author : Thorstein Veblen
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Total Pages : 338 pages
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Download or read book The Higher Learning in America written by Thorstein Veblen and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Erik S. Reinert
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1783083204
Total Pages : 392 pages
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Download or read book Thorstein Veblen written by Erik S. Reinert and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After his death Thorstein Veblen was hailed as ‘America’s Darwin and Marx’ and is normally portrayed as the perennial iconoclast. He severely criticised traditional economics and attempted to create an alternative approach based on a much more complex view of human beings. He is one of the most celebrated economists of our age and has been the inspiration for many books; the predatory version of capitalism we now again experience, the phenomenon of studying cultures of consumption and the darker sides of gilded ages can be traced back to Veblen. A conference in Veblen’s ancestral Norway marked the 150th anniversary of his birth. The aim of the conference was to consolidate Veblen scholarship and evaluate his relevance for the problems of today. This collection offers the results of that endeavour; it is a milestone of Vebleniana which assesses all the most salient aspects of his life and influence. Many of its contributors also push into uncharted territory, examining the man and his work from new and necessary perspectives hitherto ignored by scholarship.

Author : John Cunningham Wood
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415074872
Total Pages : 716 pages
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Download or read book Thorstein Veblen written by John Cunningham Wood and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 138 articles are arranged thematically to give easy access to the intellectual processes of this influencial economist. Volume 1 deals with his life and perspectives, volume 2 with "political economy" and volume 3 on "Specialized topics