Essential writings of Thorstein Veblen

Ill's theory of the taxation of land -- Kant's critique of judgment -- Some neglected points in the theory of socialism -- Böhm-Bawerk's definition of capital and the source of wages -- The food supply and the price of wheat -- Review of the land-systems of British India by B.H. Baden-Powell -- Review of der Parlamentarismus, die Volksgesetzgebung und die Socialdemokratie by Karl Kautsky -- The economic theory of women's dress -- Review of misére de la philosophie by Karl Marx and review of socialisme et science positive by Enrico Ferri -- Review of Einfuhrung in den Socialismus by Richard Calwer -- Review of essais sur la conception matérialiste de l'histoire by Antonio Labriola -- Review of die marxistische socialdemokratic by Max Lorenz -- Review of über einige Grundfragen der Socialpolitik und der Volkswirtschaftslehre by Gustav Schmoller -- Review of aristocracy and evolution : a study of the rights, the origins, and the social functions of the wealthier classes by William H. Mallock -- Why is economics not an evolutionary science? -- The instinct of workmanship and the irksomeness of labor : the beginnings of ownership -- The barbarian status of women -- The preconceptions of economic science, parts I, II, III (1899-1900) -- Review of the development of English thought : a study in the economic interpretation of history by Simon N. Patten -- The theory of the leisure class : an economic study in the evolution of institutions, Chapter 8 -- Mr. Cummings's strictures on "the theory of the leisure class" -- Review of social laws : an outline of sociology by Gabriel Tarde -- Industrial and pecuniary employments -- Gustav Schmoller's economics -- Review of psychologie économique by Gabriel Tarde -- Review of Der moderne Kapitalismus by Werner Sombart -- Review of pure sociology : a treatise concerning the origin and spontaneous development of society by Lester Ward -- The theory of business enterprise, Chapter 7 -- The place of science in modern civilization -- The socialist economics of Karl Marx and his followers, Parts I & 2 (1906-7) -- Professor Clark's economics -- On the nature of capital, Parts I & II -- The evolution of the scientific point of view -- Fisher's capital and income (1908) and fisher's rate of interest -- The limitations of marginal utility -- The mutation theory and the blond race -- The instinct of workmanship, and the state of the industrial arts (1914), preface, chapter 1, and Part of Chapter 2

Ill's theory of the taxation of land -- Kant's critique of judgment -- Some neglected points in the theory of socialism -- Böhm-Bawerk's definition of capital and the source of wages -- The food supply and the price of wheat -- Review of the land-systems of British India by B.H. Baden-Powell -- Review of der Parlamentarismus, die Volksgesetzgebung und die Socialdemokratie by Karl Kautsky -- The economic theory of women's dress -- Review of misére de la philosophie by Karl Marx and review of socialisme et science positive by Enrico Ferri -- Review of Einfuhrung in den Socialismus by Richard Calwer -- Review of essais sur la conception matérialiste de l'histoire by Antonio Labriola -- Review of die marxistische socialdemokratic by Max Lorenz -- Review of über einige Grundfragen der Socialpolitik und der Volkswirtschaftslehre by Gustav Schmoller -- Review of aristocracy and evolution : a study of the rights, the origins, and the social functions of the wealthier classes by William H. Mallock -- Why is economics not an evolutionary science? -- The instinct of workmanship and the irksomeness of labor : the beginnings of ownership -- The barbarian status of women -- The preconceptions of economic science, parts I, II, III (1899-1900) -- Review of the development of English thought : a study in the economic interpretation of history by Simon N. Patten -- The theory of the leisure class : an economic study in the evolution of institutions, Chapter 8 -- Mr. Cummings's strictures on "the theory of the leisure class" -- Review of social laws : an outline of sociology by Gabriel Tarde -- Industrial and pecuniary employments -- Gustav Schmoller's economics -- Review of psychologie économique by Gabriel Tarde -- Review of Der moderne Kapitalismus by Werner Sombart -- Review of pure sociology : a treatise concerning the origin and spontaneous development of society by Lester Ward -- The theory of business enterprise, Chapter 7 -- The place of science in modern civilization -- The socialist economics of Karl Marx and his followers, Parts I & 2 (1906-7) -- Professor Clark's economics -- On the nature of capital, Parts I & II -- The evolution of the scientific point of view -- Fisher's capital and income (1908) and fisher's rate of interest -- The limitations of marginal utility -- The mutation theory and the blond race -- The instinct of workmanship, and the state of the industrial arts (1914), preface, chapter 1, and Part of Chapter 2

This focuses on Veblen's writings up to 1914 in which he crafts his core concepts, develops his theoretical position both constructively and critically, and applies analysis topics including the evolution of human institutions and the economic dynamics of modern society