Thorstein Veblen

Essays in Our Changing Order (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Essays in Our Changing Order is the ninth volume in the collected works of America's pre-eminent social scientist. Each volume has a new opening essay, in this case, a comprehensive review of Veblen's works by Scott Bowman that stands by itself as a premier statement. Using an innovative framework, Bowman sees Veblen as concerned with three unifying themes: the dynamic interrelationships between instinct, habits of thought, environment, and social change in human evolution; the essential contradiction between business and industry sustained by the instinctual dominance of pecuniary exploit over workmanlike efficiency; and the role of ideological and animistic thinking in human affairs.

This volume of Veblen's most important studies, published posthumously in 1936, illustrates and embellishes the themes Bowman outlines in a variety of ways, and is remarkable for its contemporanity and literary freshness. Veblen's editor, Leon Ardzrooni, divides the work into three major segments: essays on economics, including the history of the field; miscellaneous papers, which nearly all come to rest on matters of religion and philosophy; and what Ardzrooni calls war essays, which again reveal a very worldly and wise observer of current events and critic of national policies. What is so astonishing is the timeliness of these seemingly time bound concerns: whether dealing with the condition of women, the intellectual contributions of Jews, farm labor and unions, or the meaning of the Bolshevik Revolution, Veblen confronts us with insights into still-unfinished business.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 470
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351311434
• Artikelnr.: 56840996

Autorenporträt

Thorstein Bunde Veblen (July 30, 1857 - August 3, 1929) was an influential American economist and sociologist, renowned for his critical analysis of capitalism and his contributions to institutional economics. Veblen's most famous work, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), introduced the concepts of "conspicuous consumption" and "conspicuous leisure," which critique the extravagant display of wealth and status by the upper class. His work examined how the wealthy class's consumption patterns are driven by the desire to show social superiority rather than for practical use, and he argued that this behavior leads to societal inefficiency and waste. Veblen's theories also laid the groundwork for the institutional economics perspective, emphasizing the role of institutions, such as laws, customs, and social structures, in shaping economic behavior. He distinguished between "institutions" and "technology," a framework known as the Veblenian dichotomy, which remains influential in contemporary economic thought. Veblen's critiques of capitalism, alongside his focus on the broader societal context in which economic activities occur, have made him a significant figure in the field of economics and sociology.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Essays in Economics
Economic Theory in the Calculable Future
Mr. Cummings's Strictures on "The Theory of the Leisure Class"
The Beginnings of Ownership
The Barbarian Status of Women
The Economic Theory of Woman's Dress
The Instinct of Workmanship and the Irksomeness of Labor
The Army of the Commonweal
"The Overproduction Fallacy"
Credit and Prices
Bohm-Bawerk's Definition of Capital
and the Source of Wages
Fisher's Rate of Interest
Fisher's Capital and Income
II. Miscellaneous Papers
Kant's Critique of Judgment
Arts and Crafts
Christian Morals and the Competitive System
The Intellectual Pre-eminence of Jews in Modern Europe
An Experiment in Eugenics
III. War Essays
Japanese Lose Hope for Germany
The Opportunity of Japan
Menial Servants during the Period of the War
Farm Labor for the Period of the War
Farm Labor and the I.W.W
The War and Higher Learning
A Memorandum on a Schedule of Prices for the Staple Foodstuffs
Suggestions Touching the Working Program of an Inquiry into the Prospective
Terms of Peace
Outline of a Policy for the Control of the "Economic Penetration" of Backwar Countries and of Foreign Investments
The Passing of National Frontiers
A Policy of Reconstruction
Bolshevism Is a Menace-to Whom? Peace
Dementia Prucox
Between Bolshevism and War
Editorials from 'The Dial" The Economic Consequences of the Peace