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An Examination of The Theory of the Leisure Class

all, a class of people set higher, financially and socially, than others who must somehow struggle and work for a living. Veblen f...

A Societal Application of Cultural Economics

that humanitys constant quest for the concept of meaning through the acquisition of material goods and this journey of cultural un...

Overview of Consumer Culture

Consumer culture is the focus of this overview of eight pages that examines it from the theoretical perspectives of Veblen Thorste...

Influences of Classical and Keynesian Economic Schools

In nine pages this research paper considers the classical and Keynesian schools of thought in terms of their economic influence an...

Social Journey of Economic Theory

In six pages the influence of society upon economic theory is considered in a discussion of theories by J.M. Keynes, Karl Marx, Th...

John Maynard Keynes and Institutionalist Economics

In seventeen pages this research paper examines the institutionalist consistencies in Keynesian economics in a comparison with vie...

ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR - AN ANALYSIS

than the other - as in many cases, there is no such thing as "pure" Keynesian or "pure" monetarism (which is what the Chicago Scho...

Is Veblen Still Socially Relevant?

Veblen's The Industrial System and the Captains of Industry and whether or not it remains socially relevant are discussed in six p...

Overview of Experimental Economics

In five pages the contemporary world's utilization of experimental economics is examined in this overview of its history and varie...

Social Responsibility, Terminally Ill Citizens, and Euthanasia

In five pages euthanasia is explored in terms of history, types, and issues of economics, living wills, and human rights....

The Real Estate Market: The Views of Smith and Keynes

rules and regulations and government intervention-is good, there are theories that suggest government must act. For instance, in t...

COST LEADERSHIP: AN EXPLANATION

Strategy, 2009). Wal-Mart, which touts its low prices, has used technology and a very lean supply chain to wring every last saving...

Economic Institution of Slavery in Beloved by Toni Morrison

as we can see from works such as Toni Morrisons Beloved, slavery was a moral and psychological evil whose effects were felt -- and...

Relationship between Politics and Economics

says that in the 1992 election (the slogan was "Its the economy, stupid!"), Clinton "enthusiastically encouraged voters beliefs th...

Economics and Nursing

(Nellis and Parker, 2000). Elasticity Elasticity of a good is the measure that assess the impact that a change in price will have...

Classical Sociology and Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

apartment or services, they end up on the streets living on wages equivalent to five or six dollars per hour. As if that is not ha...

Culture, Personal Preference, and Taste

of the valuer" (Ollivier et al, 2001). II. CONSUMERISM Human nature is defined by myriad elements, not the least of which ...

Taste and Cultural Capital

Honda will win; the next Lexus; and so on. There is always an ongoing battle, and an ongoing desire for new tastes to feed....

Development Economics

externalities and distribution are not necessarily accurate when assessing developing economies. There is a strong argument in dev...

Concept of Bionomics

In seven pages the relationship between biology and economics is considered in this overview of bionomics, which generally explain...

Definition of Evolutionary Institutionalists

Change is brought on by any number of factors, it might be said, which can also trigger significant changes in the economic struct...

Summary of Free to Choose by Milton and Rose Friedman

the book follows the television series on which it is based. There is a chapter for each of the ten episodes. The first chapter, ...

Macroeconomics Concepts

payments (Tutor2U, 2002). macro economics also considers the success or failure of government economic policies and decisio...

Upward Sloping Demand Curves and Circumstance

This research report examines how prices may increase on products due to demand. This carefully researched paper relies on Veblen ...

Society and the Individual

In nine pages this paper discusses society and the individual in a consideration of theories by Hegel, Veblen, Thoreau, Kant, Talc...

Global Perspectives on Malthus' Economic Theories

This paper examines the global impact of Malthusian 'doomsday economics' in 17 pages. Three sources are cited in the bibliography...

10 Economics' Essays

or heavy. Taking these facts into consideration, then, we can deduce the following: In the short run, there are price and output...

Differences Between Liberal Economics' Teachings and East Asian States' Economic Role

In five pages this paper examines liberal economics and the differences in East Asian economies regarding the role of the state. ...

'Feel Good' Economics and Keynesian Economics

In six pages this paper discusses twenty first century globalization and why Keynesian economics is needed more now than ever befo...

A Keynesian Economics' Consideration

less fortunate. However, economists like Keynes realize that government policy can encourage growth in business or discourage it. ...