- Veblen, Thorstein
- (1857-1929)see 'consumption + affluent society' and 'fashion'.
The Baudrillard dictionary. Richard G. Smith. 2015.
Veblen, Thorstein
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Veblen, Thorstein — ▪ American economist and sociologist Introduction in full Thorstein Bunde Veblen born July 30, 1857, Manitowoc county, Wisconsin, U.S. died Aug. 3, 1929, near Menlo Park, California American economist and social scientist who sought to… … Universalium
Veblen, Thorstein — (1857–1929) American economist and sociologist. He is remembered in political and moral philosophy for the doctrine of conspicuous consumption, expressed in The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899). He identifies the fundamental need to display… … Philosophy dictionary
Veblen, Thorstein Bunde — (1857 1929) A leading social critic of American industrialism, whose writings inspired so called institutional economics, and influenced figures such as John Kenneth Galbraith and C. Wright Mills. The son of Norwegian immigrants, Veblen held… … Dictionary of sociology
Veblen,Thorstein Bunde — Veb·len (vĕbʹlən), Thorstein Bunde. 1857 1929. American economist who described a fundamental conflict between the provision of goods and the making of money. In his popular study The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) he coined the phrase… … Universalium
Veblen, Thorstein — ► (1857 1929) Sociólogo y economista estadounidense. Su Teoría de la clase ociosa (1899), en la que describe el papel de las clases no productivas dentro de la sociedad capitalista, analiza los mecanismos del consumo ostentoso … Enciclopedia Universal
Veblen, Thorstein — (1857–1929) American economist … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Veblen, Thorstein (Bunde) — born July 30, 1857, Manitowoc county, Wis., U.S. died Aug. 3, 1929, near Menlo Park, Calif. U.S. economist. He grew up in Minnesota and earned a Ph.D. in philosophy from Yale University. Although he taught economics at the University of Chicago… … Universalium
Veblen, Thorstein (Bunde) — (30 jul. 1857, condado de Manitowoc, Wis., EE.UU.–3 ago. 1929, cerca de Menlo Park, Cal.). Economista estadounidense. Creció en Minnesota y obtuvo su Ph.D. en filosofía en la Universidad de Yale. Aunque fue profesor de economía en la Universidad… … Enciclopedia Universal
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