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Conspicuous consumption / Thorstein Veblen.

By: Veblen, Thorstein, 1857-1929Language: English Series: Penguin books - Great ideasPublication details: London : Penguin, 2005. Description: 102 pages ; 18 cmISBN: 0141023988Subject(s): Leisure class | Consumption (Economics)DDC classification: 305.52 VEB General note: Extract from 'The theory of the leisure class' first published 1899Summary: With its wry portrayal of a shallow, materialistic 'leisure class' obsessed by clothes, cars, consumer goods and climbing the social ladder, this withering satire on modern capitalism is as pertinent today as when it was written over a century ago.
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With its wry portrayal of a shallow, materialistic 'leisure class' obsessed by clothes, cars, consumer goods and climbing the social ladder, this withering satire on modern capitalism is as pertinent today as when it was written over a century ago.

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