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Thorstein Veblen

  • Thorstein Bunde Veblen
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Veblen, Thorstein
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Date of birth
1857-07-30
Place of birth
Cato
Date of death
1929-08-03
Place of death
Menlo Park

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Thorstein Bunde Veblen (July 30, 1857 – August 3, 1929) was an American economist and sociologist who, during his lifetime, emerged as a well-known critic of capitalism.

In his best-known book, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), Veblen coined the concepts of conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure. Veblen laid the foundation for the perspective of the institutional economics. Contemporary economists still theorize Veblen's distinction between "institutions" and "technology", known as the Veblenian dichotomy.

As a leading intellectual of the Progressive Era in the US, Veblen attacked production for profit. His emphasis on conspicuous consumption greatly influenced economists who engaged in non-Marxist critiques of fascism, capitalism, and technological determinism.

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The Theory of the Leisure ClasseBook?2021-06-09
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95261
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0000000121387871
LibraryThing Author
veblenthorstein
OpenLibrary Author ID
OL223707A
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71451539
Wikidata ID
Q73646

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