The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions (1899), by Thorstein Veblen, is a treatise on economics and a detailed, social critique of conspicuous consumption, as a function of social class and of consumerism, derived from the social stratification of people and the division of labour, which are the social institutions of the feudal period (9th - 15th centuries) that have continued to the modern era. Conducted in the late 19th century, Veblen's socio-economic analyses of the emergent division of labour proved to be accurate, sociological predictions of the economic structure of an industrial society.

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	May 4, 2017
ISBN13	9781546501367
Publishers	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	168
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 9 mm · 231 g
Language	English

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