Thorstein Veblen and Institutionalism: Social Institutions Gain New Significance in Economics

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	Publisher :	Blackstone Audio Inc
	Author :	Dr. William Peterson
	Narrator :	Louis Rukeyser

	Length :	3 hours (Unabridged)

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Format :		Encoded Windows Media

© 2007 Blackstone Audio Inc

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Institutionalism is an economic point of view that emphasizes the role of social organization and structure in modern economic life. Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929), an American son of Norwegian immigrants, was instrumental in creating this school of thought in the early twentieth century, and he vigorously attacked what he regarded as the privileged "leisure class" in America. To institutionalists, the important "institutions" of economic life include customs, habits, morals, and laws. These are believed to be more important in shaping economic life than are marketplace principles. Institutionalists emphasize a historical interpretation of social life, asserting that economic generalizations should be relevant to time and place. Institutionalist ideas greatly influenced economic policies that were created in response to the Great Depression.

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