1st Edition

The Vested Interests

By Thorstein Veblen Copyright 2002
144 Pages
by Routledge

146 Pages
by Routledge

128 Pages
by Routledge

Veblen's classic position on social status is intertwined with his interest in economic class and the political prospects of that class. The Vested Interests is squarely in that tradition. It aims to show how and why a discrepancy has arisen between the accepted principles of law and custom that underlie the business enterprise and the efficient management of industry. He also speculates on the... Read more
1: The Instability of Knowledge and Belief; 2: The Stability of Law and Custom; 3: The State of the Industrial Arts; 4: Free Income; 5: The Vested Interests; 6: The Divine Right of Nations; 7: Live and Let Live; 8: The Vested Interests and the Common Man

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Thorstein Veblen