TY - BOOK AU - Edgell,Stephen TI - Veblen in perspective: his life and thought T2 - Studies in institutional economics SN - 1563241161 AV - HB119.V4 E34 2001 U1 - 330.092 22 PY - 2001///] CY - Armonk, N.Y. PB - M.E. Sharpe KW - Veblen, Thorstein, KW - Economists KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Institutional economics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-184) and index; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; 1; The Times, Life, and Works of Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929) --; 2; The Mistaken Marginality of the "Man from Mars" --; 3; Beyond the Myth of Marginality: Ethnicity and Evolutionism --; 4; Evolutionary Change: Back to the Future? --; 5; The Conspicuous Conservation of Leisure Class Culture --; 6; The Problem: Predatory Institutions --; 7; The Solution: Workmanship Institutions --; 8; Conclusions --; References --; Index --; About the Author ER -