Briefly acquaint yourself with the Encyclopedia Britannica entry about Thorstein Veblen https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thorstein-Veblen Afterwards read a couple of pages from the following work by this author: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/833/833-h/833-h.htm#link2HCH0001. Please discuss this reading assignment in light of the reading materials for this unit.

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Briefly acquaint yourself with the Encyclopedia Britannica entry about Thorstein Veblen
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thorstein-Veblen

Afterwards read a couple of pages from the following work by this author: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/833/833-h/833-h.htm#link2HCH0001.

Please discuss this reading assignment in light of the reading materials for this unit.

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