Publisher's Synopsis

This classic of economic thought is a scathing critique of American snobbery and wastefulness. Chief among the practices that Veblen so wittily satirizes is "conspicuous consumption", a pattern of behaviour that still flourishes among us.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140187953
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 305.5234
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 332g
Height: 197mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 19mm