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Veblenian, a. and n.|vəˈbliːnɪən|
[f. the name Veblen + -ian.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to the work of Thorstein Veblen (1857–1929), U.S. economist and social scientist, esp. the ideas (as of conspicuous consumption) expounded in his book Theory of the Leisure Class (1899).
B. n. One who supports or advocates Veblenian ideas.
1931Encycl. Social Sci. V. 388/2 The Veblenian terminology of American institutionalism. 1953D. Riesman Thorstein Veblen viii. 180 Those high-income poeple..who buy..with a Veblenian ascetic eye on their own motivations. 1968Internat. Encycl. Social Sci. IV. 462/2 Economists working in the Veblenian tradition. 1973Hist. Political Econ. V. 449 (heading) Hoxie's economics in retrospect: the making and unmaking of a Veblenian. 1982Jrnl. Econ. Issues XVI. 757 The Veblenian dichotomy is the central analytical tool of institutional economists in the Veblen-Ayres tradition. 1982J. D. MacDonald Cinnamon Skin xix. 210 Veblen died in 1929 at the age of seventy-two... I have never been a Veblenian myself. |