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.
| ISBN: | 9780140187953 |
| Publication date: | 27th July 1995 |
| Author: | Thorstein Veblen |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Twentieth Century Classics |
| Genres: |
Economic theory and philosophy Social classes |