What Thorstein Veblen thinks about motivation

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American economist and sociologist (1857 to 1929); author of The Theory of the Leisure Class.

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2 dated positions, c. 1899, in their own words. Our reading of what Thorstein Veblen has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. c. 1899

   Our readingThe motive at the root of ownership is emulation

   Their wordsThe motive that lies at the root of ownership is emulation; and the same motive of emulation continues active in the further development of the institution to which it has given rise and in the development of all those features of the social structure which this institution of ownership touches.

   ↗The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book

3. c. 1899

   Our readingThe aim of accumulating wealth is to rank high in financial strength against the rest of the community

   Their wordsSo far as concerns the present question, the end sought by accumulation is to rank high in comparison with the rest of the community in point of pecuniary strength.

   ↗The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899)gutenberg.org All 20 from this book