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Contents
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Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Introduction |
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Part I Instincts and Institutions |
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Instincts |
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Institutions |
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Part II. Technology and Social Evolution |
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Technology |
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Technological Change and Institutional Change |
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Social Evolution |
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The Last Train Runs the Fastest |
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Part III. Capital and Business Enterprise |
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Capital |
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Business Enterprise and the Industrial System |
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Part IV. Consumer Behavior |
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Conspicuous Leisure and Conspicuous Consumption |
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Some Implications of Status-Driven Consumption |
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Part V Conclusion |
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References |
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Footnotes |
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Index |