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The Theory of the Leisure Class

In Our Time

The Rise of Marginalism in Economics and the Evolution of the Leisure Class

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This chapter explores the application of marginal utility theory in economics to justify wealth inequality, traces the origins of the leisure class, discusses how industrialization changed the social hierarchy, and emphasizes the role of social institutions in driving evolutionary change.

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