THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS: An Economic Study of American Institutions and a Social Critique of Conspicuous Consumption
Conspicuous Consumption and ClassBy Thorstein Veblen
Length12h 3m
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The Theory of the Leisure Class is criticism of capitalism. Conspicuous consumption, along with "conspicuous leisure," is performed to demonstrate wealth or mark social status. The book is a treatise on economics and a detailed, social critique of conspicuous consumption, as a function of social class and of consumerism, derived from the social stratification of people and the division of labour, which are the social institutions of the feudal period (9th - 15th centuries) that have continued to the modern era. The book presents the evolutionary development of human institutions (social and economic) that shape society, such as how the citizens earn their livelihoods, wherein technology and the industrial arts are the creative forces of economic production. The sociology and economics applied by Veblen show the dynamic, intellectual influences of Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Adam Smith, and Herbert Spencer; thus, his theories of socio-economics emphasize evolution and development as characteristics of human institutions.
Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) was an American economist and sociologist. He is well known as a witty critic of capitalism. Within the history of economic thought, Veblen is considered the leader of the institutional economics movement. Veblen's distinction between "institutions" and "technology" is still called the Veblenian dichotomy by contemporary economists.
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GenreBusiness and Economics
Length12 hrs 3 mins
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Publish dateJan 30, 2016
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Table of contents
1THE THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS:
9Chapter 8. Industrial Exemption and Conservatism
2Chapter 1. Introductory
10Chapter 9. The Conservation of Archaic Traits
3Chapter 2. Pecuniary Emulation
11Chapter 10. Modern Survivals of Prowess
4Chapter 3. Conspicuous Leisure
12Chapter 11. The Belief in Luck
5Chapter 4. Conspicuous Consumption
13Chapter 12. Devout Observances
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6Chapter 5. The Pecuniary Standard of Living
14Chapter 13. Survivals of the Non-Invidious Interests
7Chapter 6. Pecuniary Canons of Taste
15Chapter 13. The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture
8Chapter 7. Dress as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture
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