Thorstein Veblen : Norwegian-American Economist, Sociologist, Well-known Critic of Modern Economics, Theorist of the Diminishing Return, and both an Anti-capitalist and Anti-socialist Thinker -------------------------------------------------------------------- July 30, 1857 -- August 3, 1929 Description : ---------------------------------- A Norwegian-American economist and sociologist who, during his lifetime, emerged as a well-known critic of capitalism. In his best-known book, The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), Veblen coined the concepts of conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure. Historians of economics regard Veblen as the founding father of the institutional economics school. From : Wikipedia.org Works : ---------------------------------- Author of The Instinct of Workmanship and the Irksomeness of Labor (November 30, 1897) Author of 22 (January 01, 1970) Author of 12 (January 01, 1970) Events : ---------------------------------- Thorstein Veblen's Birth Day : July 30, 1857 Thorstein Veblen's Death Day : August 03, 1929 Thorstein Veblen's Added : March 24, 2020 Thorstein Veblen's Updated : January 15, 2023 Links : ---------------------------------- Wikipedia: Thorstein Veblen -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorstein_Veblen Britannica.com: Thorstein Veblen -- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thorstein-Veblen EconLib.org: Thorstein Veblen -- https://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/bios/Veblen.html About This Textfile : ---------------------------------- Text file generated from : http://RevoltSource.com/