Absentee ownership and business enterprise in recent times

Contents: Absentee Ownership is an inquiry into the economic situation as it has taken shape in the twentieth century, particularly as exemplified in the case of America. According to Thorstein Veblen, absentee ownership is the main and immediate controlling interest in the life of civilized men. It...

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Main Author: Veblen, Thorstein
Format: Book
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Published: New York B. W. Huebsch, inc. 1923
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ
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Summary:Contents: Absentee Ownership is an inquiry into the economic situation as it has taken shape in the twentieth century, particularly as exemplified in the case of America. According to Thorstein Veblen, absentee ownership is the main and immediate controlling interest in the life of civilized men. It is the paramount issue between the civilized nations, and guides the conduct of their affairs at home and abroad. World War I, says Veblen, arose out of a conflict of absentee interests and the peace was negotiated with a view to stabilize them.