ABSTRACT
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.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|1 pages
Mill’s theory of the taxation of land (1882)
Mill’s theory of the taxation of land Source: Johns Hopkins University Circulars, February 1882 (vol. 13, p. 176). Veblen (1882)
chapter 2|10 pages
Kant’s Critique of Judgment (1884)
Kant’s Critique of Judgment Source: Journal of Speculative Philosophy, (vol. 43, pp. 260–74). Veblen (1884)
chapter 3|13 pages
Some neglected points in the theory of socialism (1891)
Source: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, November 1891 (vol. 2, pp. 345–62). Veblen (1891)
chapter 4|3 pages
Böhm-Bawerk’s definition of capital and the source of wages (1892)
Böhm-Bawerk’s definition of capital and the source of wages Source: Quarterly Journal of Economics, January 1892 (vol. 6, 247–50). Veblen (1892a)
chapter 5|11 pages
The food supply and the price of wheat (1893)
Source: Journal of Political Economy, (vol. 1, pp. 365–79). Veblen (1893c)
chapter 6|3 pages
Review of The Land-Systems of British India by
Review of Source: Journal of Political Economy, December 1893 (vol. 2, pp. 112–15). Veblen (1893d)
chapter 7|2 pages
Review of Der Parlamentarismus, die Volksgesetzgebung und die Socialdemokratie by Karl Kautsky (1894)
Review of Volksgesetzgebung und die Socialdemokratie Source: Journal of Political Economy, March 1894 (vol. 2, pp. 312–14).
chapter 8|8 pages
The economic theory of woman’s dress (1894)
Source: Popular Science Monthly, December 1894 (vol. 2, pp. 198–205). Veblen (1894g)
chapter 9|6 pages
Review of Misère de la philosophie by Karl Marx, and of Socialisme et science positive by Enrico Ferri (1896)
Review of Misère de la philosophie Socialisme et science positive Source: Journal of Political Economy, December 1896 (vol. 5, pp. 97–103).
chapter 10|3 pages
Review of Einführung in den Socialismus by Richard Calwer (1897)
Review of Einführung in den Socialismus Richard Calwer Source: Journal of Political Economy, March 1897 (vol. 5, pp. 270–72). Veblen (1897a)
chapter 11|2 pages
Review of Essais sur la conception matérialiste de l’histoire by
Review of Essais sur la conception matérialiste de l’histoire Source: Journal of Political Economy, (vol. 5, pp. 390–91). Veblen (1897c)
chapter 12|2 pages
Review of Die Marxistische Socialdemokratie by Max Lorenz (1897)
Review of Source: Journal of Political Economy, December 1897 (vol. 6, pp. 136–137). Veblen (1897f)
chapter 13|4 pages
Review of Über einige Grundfragen der Socialpolitik und der Volkswirtschaftslehre by Gustav Schmoller (1898)
Review of Socialpolitik und der Volkswirtschaftslehre Source: Journal of Political Economy, (vol. 6, pp. 416–19).
chapter 14|22 pages
Review of Aristocracy and Evolution: A Study of the Rights, the Origins and the Social Functions of the Wealthier Classes by
Review of Aristocracy and Evolution: A Study of Source: Journal ofPolitical Economy, Veblen (1898b)
chapter 15|15 pages
Why is economics not an evolutionary science? (1898)
Source: Quarterly Journal of Economics, (vol. 12, pp. 373–97). Veblen (1898c)
chapter 16|11 pages
The instinct of workmanship and the irksomeness of labor (1898)
irksomeness of labor Source:American Journal of Sociology, September 1898 (vol. 4, pp. 187–201). Veblen (1898d)
chapter 17|10 pages
The beginnings of ownership (1898)
Source:American Journal of Sociology, November 1898 (vol. 4, pp. 352–65). Veblen (1898f)
chapter 18|9 pages
The barbarian status of women (1899)
Source: American Journal of Sociology, January 1899 (vol. 4, pp. 503–14). Veblen (1899a)
chapter 19|56 pages
The preconceptions of economic science, Parts I, II and III (1899–1900)
Source:Quarterly Journal of Economics, January 1899 (vol. 13, (vol. 14, pp. 240–69). Veblen (1899b, 1899d, 1900a)
chapter 20|7 pages
Review of The Development of English Thought: A Study in the Economic Interpretation of History by Simon N. Patten (1899)
Review of History Source: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science,
chapter 21|20 pages
The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study in the Evolution of Institutions, Chapter VIII (1899)
Study in the Evolution of Institutions Source: Chapter VIII, pp. 188–211. New York: Macmillan, 1899. Veblen (1899c) Industrial exemption and conservatism
chapter 22|9 pages
Mr. Cummings’s strictures on The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899)
Source: Journal of Political Economy, December 1899 (vol. 8, pp. 106–17). Veblen (1899f)
chapter 23|1 pages
Review of Social Laws: An Outline of Sociology by
Review of Social Laws: An Outline of Sociology Source: Journal of Political Economy, September 1900 (vol. 8, pp. 562–63). Veblen (1900e)
chapter 24|26 pages
Industrial and pecuniary employments (1901)
Industrial and pecuniary employments Source: Publications of the American Economic Association, Series 3, February 1901 (vol. 2, pp. 190–235). Veblen (1901a)
chapter 25|16 pages
Gustav Schmoller’s economics (1901)
Gustav Schmoller’s economics Source:Quarterly Journal of Economics, November 1901 (vol. 16, pp. 69–93). Veblen (1901b)
chapter 27|6 pages
Review of Der moderne Kapitalismus by Werner Sombart (1903)
Review of Werner Sombart Source: Journal of Political Economy, March 1903 (vol. 11, pp. 300–05). Veblen (1903b)
chapter 28|2 pages
Review of Pure Sociology: A Treatise Concerning the Origin and Spontaneous Development of Society by Lester Ward (1903)
Review of Society Source: Journal of Political Economy, September 1903 (vol. 11, pp. 655–56).
chapter 29|21 pages
The Theory of Business Enterprise, Chapter VI (1904)
Source:ChapterVI, pp. 133–76.NewYork:Charles Scribners, 1904. Veblen (1904b) Modern business capital
chapter 30|18 pages
The place of science in modern civilization (1906)
Source: American Journal of Sociology, March 1906 (vol. 11, pp. 585–609). Veblen (1906a)
chapter 31|13 pages
The socialist economics of Karl Marx and his followers, Parts I and II (1906–07)
Source:Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 1906 (vol. 20, Veblen (1906b, 1907a)
chapter 32|31 pages
Professor Clark’s economics (1908)
Professor Clark’s economics Source:Quarterly Journal of Economics, February 1908 (vol. 22, pp. 147–95). Veblen (1908a)
chapter 33|37 pages
On the nature of capital, Parts I and II (1908)
Source: Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 1908 (vol. 22, pp. 517–42) and November 1908 (vol. 23, pp. 104–36). Veblen (1908c, 1908e)
chapter 34|14 pages
The evolution of the scientific point of view (1908)
Source:University October 1908 (vol. 10, pp. 395–416). Veblen (1908d)
chapter 35|21 pages
Fisher’s Capital and Income (1908); Fisher’s Rate of Interest (1909)
Fisher’s Capital and Income Source: Political Science Quarterly, March 1908 (vol. 23, pp. 112–28). Fisher’s
chapter 36|12 pages
The limitations of marginal utility (1909)
Source: Journal of Political Economy, November 1909 (vol. 17, pp. 620–36). Veblen (1909c)
chapter 37|12 pages
The mutation theory and the blond race (1913)
Source: Journal of Race Development, April 1913 (vol. 3, pp. 491–507). Veblen (1913a)
chapter 38|40 pages
The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts, Preface, Chapters I, and Chapters II (excerpt) (1914)
Source: Preface, Chapter I, and Chapter II, pp. li–lii, 1–73. Veblen (1914)
