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The Theory of the Leisure Class

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The Theory of the Leisure Class Synopsis

This classic of economic thought is a scathing critique of American snobbery and wastefulness. Chief among the practices that Veblen so wittily satirizes is "conspicuous consumption", a pattern of behaviour that still flourishes among us.

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ISBN: 9780140187953
Publication date: 27th July 1995
Author: Robert Lekachman, Thorstein Veblen, Thorsten Veblen
Publisher: Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 416 pages
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Genres: Economic theory and philosophy
Social classes