The Theory of the Leisure Class
by Thorstein Veblen · 1899
Biography & Memoir · ranked #74 in category
Considered the first in-depth critique of consumerism, economist Thorstein Veblen's 1899 book The Theory of the Leisure Class has come to be regarded as one of the great works of economic theory. Usin
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