The contemporaneity of Thorstein Bunde Veblen’s Old Economic Institutionalism

This article immerses itself in the thought of Thorstein Veblen, inaugural of Economic Institutionalism. In his evolutionary research program, elaborated during industrial capitalism, the final stage was the society of his time, which became the object of validation of his theory. Hence the problem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Mira, Elson Cedro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Revista de Ciências Sociais
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufc:article/71480
Acceso en línea:http://www.periodicos.ufc.br/revcienso/article/view/71480
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Veblen
Institutions
Economic Institutionalism
Theory of the Leisure Class
contemporary society
instituições
Institucionalismo Econômico
Teoria da Classe Ociosa
sociedade contemporânea
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Sumario:This article immerses itself in the thought of Thorstein Veblen, inaugural of Economic Institutionalism. In his evolutionary research program, elaborated during industrial capitalism, the final stage was the society of his time, which became the object of validation of his theory. Hence the problem of the present research: to verify the applicability of Veblen's Economic Institutionalism to a contemporary, post-industrial society, marked by the dominance of global financial capital. His main works were rescued from an exploratory research, identifying the theories potentially relevant to this analysis. Using the bibliographical and documental methods, it was identified evident traits of contemporary society that converge with his theories, proving its timelessness, remaining an essential reference for the social sciences.