Essential Writings of Thorstein Veblen

by Charles Camic (Editor), Geoffrey M Hodgson (Editor)

Overview

The 38 selections in the volume include complete texts of all of Veblen’s major articles and book reviews from 1882 to 1914, plus key chapters from his books The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899), The Theory of Business Enterprise (1904) and The Instinct of Workmanship (1914). These writings present a wide range of Veblen’s most significant contributions, especially with respect to the philosophical and psychological foundations of economics, sociology, and other social sciences.

A thorougly comprehensive volume, this is the only collection to present Veblen’s writings in chronological order, so that their development can be correctly understood. The volume is edited by a leading sociologist and a prominent economist, who provide extensive introductory essays which include item-by-item commentaries that place each selection in its intellectual-historical context and in relation to subsequent developments in economics. It makes for a valuable source of reference both for students and researchers alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415718714
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/16/2013
Series:	Routledge Studies in the History of Economics
Pages:	630
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Charles Camic is John Evans Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University. Previously, he was Martindale-Bascom Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Geoffrey M. Hodgson is a Research Professor in Business Studies at the University of Hertfordshire. He is an academician of the Academy of Social Sciences and the author of of over 100 academic journal articles, as well as having written numerous books.

Table of Contents

General Introduction Part 1. 1882-1898 Early Works Introduction to Part 1 1. ‘Mill’s Theory of the Taxation of Land’ (1882) 2. ‘Kant’s Critique of Judgment’ (1884) 3. ‘Some Neglected Points in the Theory of Socialism’ (1891)4. ‘Böhm-Bawerk’s Definition of Capital and the Source of Wages’ (1892) 5. ‘The Food Supply and the Price of Wheat’ (1893) 6. Review of The Land-Systems of British India by B.H. Baden-Powell (1893) 7. Review of Der Parlamentarismus, die Volksgesetzgebung und die Socialdemokratie by Karl Kautsky (1894) 8. ‘The Economic Theory of Women’s Dress (1894) 9. Review of Misére de la Philosophie by Karl Marx and Review of Socialisme et Science Positive by Enrico Ferri (1896) 10. Review of Einfuhrung in den Socialismus by Richard Calwer (1897) 11. Review of Essais sur la conception matérialiste de l’histoire by Antonio Labriola (1897) 12. Review of Die Marxistische Socialdemokratic by Max Lorenz (1897) 13. Review of Über einige Grundfragen der Socialpolitik und der Volkswirtschaftslehre by Gustav Schmoller (1898) 14. Review of Aristocracy and Evolution: A Study of the Rights, the Origins and the Social Functions of the Wealthier Classes by William H. Mallock (1898) Part 2. 1898-1899 Intellectual Effloresence Introduction to Part 2 15. ‘Why Is Economics Not an Evolutionary Science?’ (1898) 16. ‘The Instinct of Workmanship and the Irksomeness of Labor’ (1898) 17. ‘The Beginnings of Ownership’ (1898) 18. ‘The Barbarian Status of Women’ (1899) 19. The Preconceptions of Economic Science,’ Parts I, II, III (1899-1900) 20. Review of The Development of English Thought: A Study in the Economic Interpretation of History by Simon N. Patten (1899) 21. The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study in the Evolution of Institutions, Chapter 8 (1899) Part 3. 1899-1906 Critiques and Further DevelopmentsIntroduction to Part 3 22. ‘Mr. Cummings’s Strictures on The Theory of the Leisure Class‘ (1899) 23. Review of Social Laws: An Outline of Sociology by Gabriel Tarde (1900) 24. ‘Industrial and Pecuniary Employments’ (1901) 25. ‘Gustav Schmoller’s Economics’ (1901) 26. Review of Psychologie économique by Gabriel Tarde (1902) 27. Review of Der moderne Kapitalismus by Werner Sombart (1903) 28. Review of Pure Sociology: A Treatise Concerning the Origin and Spontaneous Development of Society by Lester Ward (1903) 29. The Theory of Business Enterprise, Chapter 7 (1904) 30. ‘The Place of Science in Modern Civilization’ (1906) 31. ‘The Socialist Economics of Karl Marx and His Followers,’ Parts I & 2 (1906-7) Part 4. 1907-1914 The Penultimate Period Introduction to Part 4 32.‘Professor Clark’s Economics’ (1908) 33. ‘On the Nature of Capital’ Parts I & II (1908) 34. ‘The Evolution of the Scientific Point of View’ (1908) 35. ‘Fisher’s Capital and Income’ (1908) and ‘Fisher’s Rate of Interest’ (1909) 36. ‘The Limitations of Marginal Utility’ (1909) 37. ‘The Mutation Theory and the Blond Race’ (1913) 38. The Instinct of Workmanship, and the State of the Industrial Arts (1914), Preface, Chapter 1, and part of Chapter 2. Complete List of Veblen’s Published Writings List of Works Cited by Veblen Other References Index