robert lekachman ; thorstein veblen ; thorsten veblen

A critique of American snobbery and wastefulness. It satirizes practices such as 'conspicuous consumption', a pattern of behaviour that still flourish

The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation, and Other Essays, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so th

Why is Economics not an Evolutionary Science' was first published in 1898 in the Quarterly Journal of Economics. It's author, Thorstein Veblen, was th

Thorstein Veblen was a well known economist and sociologist in early 20th century America. This treatise on the nature of peace is a fascinating glimp

The Socialist Economics of Karl Marx and His Followers' was first published in 1906, in the Quarterly Journal of Economics. It's author, Thorstein Veb