Veblen T. The Theory of Business Enterprise

Book Jungle – 2007, 474 pages
ISBN: 1594628742, 9781594628740In respect of its point of departure, the following inquiry into the nature, causes, utility, and further drift of business enterprise differs from other discussions aof the same general range of facts. Any unfamiliar conclusions are due to this choice of a point of view, rather than to any peculiarity in the facts, articles of theory, or method of argument employed. The point of view is that given by the business man's work,-the aims, motives, and means that condition current business traffic. This choice of a point of view is itself given by the current economic situation, in that the situation plainly is primarily a business situation.
Thorstein Veblen was once described by Fortune magazine as "America's most brilliant and influential critic of modern business and the values of a business civilization," and his wisdom and often dry, satiric wit continues to be obvious today.
In The Theory of Business Enterprise, first published in 1904, he ravages corporate malfeasance and the greed that was spurring the robber barons of his day. If it all sounds familiar a century later, it's a testament to the timelessness of Veblen's criticisms of the corporate world, the wrongdoings of which today he would readily recognize. Modern readers will appreciate this reintroduction to one of the great economic thinkers.Introductory
The Machine Process
Business Enterprise
Business Principles
Value of Loan Credit
Modern Business Capital
Theory of Modern Welfare
Business Principles in Law and Politics
Cultural Incidence of Machine Process