The Theory Of The Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen

The Theory Of The Leisure Class

Thorstein Veblen

158 pages first pub 1899 (editions)

nonfiction economics philosophy sociology informative slow-paced
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Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure. As wealth accumulates on his hands, his own unaided effort will not avail to sufficiently put his opulence in evidence by this method. The aid of fri...

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