Conspicuous Consumption - Thorstein Veblen

Conspicuous Consumption

By Thorstein Veblen

  • Release Date: 2005-08-25
  • Genre: Economics

Description

With its wry portrayal of a shallow, materialistic 'leisure class' obsessed by clothes, cars, consumer goods and climbing the social ladder, this withering satire on modern capitalism is as pertinent today as when it was written over a century ago.

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