title: The Vested Interests and the Common Man
author:  Thorstein Veblen 
description: Thorstein Veblen is best known for his "conspicuous consumption" and "leisure class" coinages. A social critic operating at the intersection of economics and anthropology, his work also shows lively detail in many technical aspects of finance, business, and manufacturing. He was a cofounder of the New School in New York City.
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  The Vested Interests and the Common Man
  
  
  [Chapter 1. The Instability of Knowledge and
  Belief](The%20Vested%20Interests%20and%20the%20Co_split_001.html#filepos2739)
  
  
  [Chapter 2. The Stability of Law and
  Custom](The%20Vested%20Interests%20and%20the%20Co_split_001.html#filepos30236)
  
  [Chapter 3. The State of the Industrial
  Arts](The%20Vested%20Interests%20and%20the%20Co_split_001.html#filepos61385)
  
  [Chapter 4. Free
  Income](The%20Vested%20Interests%20and%20the%20Co_split_002.html#filepos109082)
  
  [Chapter 5. The Vested
  Interests](The%20Vested%20Interests%20and%20the%20Co_split_002.html#filepos147609)
  
  [Chapter 6. The Divine Right of
  Nations](The%20Vested%20Interests%20and%20the%20Co_split_002.html#filepos198210)
  
  [Chapter 7. Live and Let
  Live](The%20Vested%20Interests%20and%20the%20Co_split_002.html#filepos239140)
  
  [Chapter 8. The Vested Interests and the Common
  Man](The%20Vested%20Interests%20and%20the%20Co_split_002.html#fi