Thursday, November 5, 2020

Review of Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen

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Genre = Economics

Elaborate Description

A description of the upper class, so call leisure class, in different times is the main theme of the book. It describes the rise and the perpetuation of a class which does not have an obligation to obtain skills worthy to help a market place. They create mostly waste, but what they do create has some value. The book is generally difficult to read. Much of the explanation for specific reasoning that Veblen describes, is stated later rather than initially.


Book Details

Edition ISBN:  9781500142803
Pages to read:   228
Publication:     2014
1st Edition:      1944
Format:            Paperback

Ratings out of 5:
Readability    1
Content          3
Overall           2