BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Premium Collection: 30+ Titles in One Volume: The Theory of Business Enterprise, The Higher Learning in America, The Vested Interests and the Common Man, On the Nature of Capital… (Annotated)
Enriched Edition.By Thorstein Veblen
Length93h 27m
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This expansive collection gathers Thorstein Veblen's major writings on capitalism, institutions, education, and social power, including The Theory of Business Enterprise, The Higher Learning in America, The Vested Interests and the Common Man, and essays on capital, workmanship, and industrial organization. Written in Veblen's famously ironic, analytic prose, these works expose the conflict between productive industry and pecuniary business, placing him at the center of institutional economics and Progressive Era social criticism. Veblen, a Norwegian-American economist and sociologist, brought to his work the perspective of an intellectual outsider: rigorously trained, skeptical of inherited privilege, and attentive to the habits and institutions that shape economic life. His academic marginality, wide learning, and distrust of conventional respectability helped produce a body of writing that is at once economic theory, cultural diagnosis, and satire of modern capitalism. This volume is recommended for readers seeking a comprehensive entry into one of the most original critics of American economic modernity. Scholars, students, and general readers interested in capitalism, higher education, class behavior, and institutional power will find here a demanding but rewarding archive of arguments whose relevance has scarcely diminished.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreBusiness and Economics
Length93 hrs 27 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 30, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
34THE ENGINEERS AND THE PRICE SYSTEM (pt. 1)
2Introduction
35THE ENGINEERS AND THE PRICE SYSTEM (pt. 2)
3Historical Context
36Essays:
4Synopsis (Selection)
37THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 1)
5Books:
38THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 2)
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6THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS (pt. 1)
39THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 3)
7THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS (pt. 2)
40THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 4)
8THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS (pt. 3)
41THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 5)
9THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS (pt. 4)
42THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 6)
10THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS (pt. 5)
43THE PLACE OF SCIENCE IN MODERN CIVILISATION and Other Essays (pt. 7)
11THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (pt. 1)
44BOHM-BAWERK’S DEFINITION OF CAPITAL AND THE SOURCE OF WAGES
12THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (pt. 2)
45THE OVERPRODUCTION FALLACY
13THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (pt. 3)
46THE PRICE OF WHEAT SINCE 1867
14THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (pt. 4)
47ADOLPH WAGNER'S NEW TREATISE
15THE THEORY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (pt. 5)
48THE FOOD SUPPLY AND THE PRICE OF WHEAT
16THE INSTINCT OF WORKMANSHIP AND THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS (pt. 1)
49THE ARMY OF THE COMMONWEAL
17THE INSTINCT OF WORKMANSHIP AND THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS (pt. 2)
50THE ECONOMIC THEORY OF WOMEN'S DRESS
18THE INSTINCT OF WORKMANSHIP AND THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS (pt. 3)
51THE INSTINCT OF WORKMANSHIP AND THE IRKSOMENESS OF LABOR
19THE INSTINCT OF WORKMANSHIP AND THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS (pt. 4)
52THE BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP
20THE INSTINCT OF WORKMANSHIP AND THE STATE OF THE INDUSTRIAL ARTS (pt. 5)
53THE BARBARIAN STATUS OF WOMEN
21IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (pt. 1)
54MR. CUMMINGS'S STRICTURES ON "THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS"
22IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (pt. 2)
55THE LATER RAILWAY COMBINATIONS
23IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (pt. 3)
56LEVASSEUR ON HAND AND MACHINE LABOR
24IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (pt. 4)
57THE USE OF LOAN CREDIT IN MODERN BUSINESS
25IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION (pt. 5)
58CREDIT AND PRICES
26THE HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA (pt. 1)
59FISHER'S CAPITAL AND INCOME
27THE HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA (pt. 2)
60FISHER'S RATE OF INTEREST
28THE HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA (pt. 3)
61THE INDUSTRIAL SYSTEM AND THE CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY
29THE HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA (pt. 4)
62THE CAPTAINS OF FINANCE AND THE ENGINEERS
30THE HIGHER LEARNING IN AMERICA (pt. 5)
63Analysis
31THE VESTED INTERESTS AND THE COMMON MAN (pt. 1)
64Reflection
32THE VESTED INTERESTS AND THE COMMON MAN (pt. 2)
65Memorable Quotes
33THE VESTED INTERESTS AND THE COMMON MAN (pt. 3)
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