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Written by American economist and social critic Thorstein Veblen, The Theory of the Leisure Class is considered one of the classics of economics. Veblen used Darwin’s theory of evolution to analyze modern consumerism and in the process of doing so, coined the terms Written by American economist and social critic Thorstein Veblen, The Theory of the Leisure Class is considered one of the classics of economics. Veblen used Darwin?s theory of evolution to analyze modern consumerism and, in the process of doing so, coined the terms conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure.
Table of Contents
- Chapter One: Introductory
- Chapter Two: Pecuniary Emulation
- Chapter Three: Conspicuous Leisure
- Chapter Four: Conspicuous Consumption
- Chapter Five: The Pecuniary Standard of Living
- Chapter Six: Pecuniary Canons of Taste
- Chapter Seven: Dress as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture
- Chapter Eight: Industrial Exemption and Conservatism
- Chapter Nine: The Conservation of Archaic Traits
- Chapter Ten: Modern Survivals of Prowess
- Chapter Eleven: The Belief in Luck
- Chapter Twelve: Devout Observances
- Chapter Thirteen: Survivals of the Non-Invidious Interests
- Chapter Fourteen: The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture
