The Vested Interests and the Common Man: ("The Modern Point of View and the New Order")B.W. Huebsch, 1920 - 183 psl. |
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... - cen- tury ago , that , " Hitherto it is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil of any human being . " V THE VESTED INTERESTS 66 THERE are certain saving clauses 84 THE VESTED INTERESTS.
... - cen- tury ago , that , " Hitherto it is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lightened the day's toil of any human being . " V THE VESTED INTERESTS 66 THERE are certain saving clauses 84 THE VESTED INTERESTS.
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The Vested Interests and the Common Man ("The Modern Point of View and the ... Thorstein Veblen Visos knygos peržiūra - 1919 |
The Vested Interests and the Common Man ("The Modern Point of View and the ... Thorstein Veblen Visos knygos peržiūra - 1920 |
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appears bear become businesslike called capacity capital capitalised carried charge circumstances civilised classes comes common commonly concern conduct continued corporation corporation finance cost counted countries course economic effect efficiency eighteenth century enterprise equal equipment established evident fact farmer force free income gain given govern ground habitually hand hold increase industrial arts intangible assets kind knowledge knowledge and belief larger law and custom least less limit Live margin material matter means mechanical ment method mind modern point move nature necessary ordinary output owners ownership perhaps persons point of view practical present principles productive profitable question reasonable regards rest rule scheme securities self-help stand sufficiently taken tangible technological things thought tion trade traffic true turn underlying vested interests wealth whole
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