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The theory of the leisure class: an economic study of institutions

Gabe Knott-Fayle

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As a holistic approach to economic theory, Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class was one of the most thorough. Originally published in 1899, the book was unlike much of the economic li...

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As a holistic approach to economic theory, Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class was one of the most thorough. Originally published in 1899, the book was unlike much of the economic li...

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As a holistic approach to economic theory, Thorstein Veblen’s The Theory of the Leisure Class was one of the most thorough. Originally published in 1899, the book was unlike much of the economic li...

Key concepts: Class (philosophy), Sociology, Economics, Epistemology, Philosophy

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