“The book is a rich contribution to economic and social literature, and is, in a way, Mr Veblen at his scientific best.” H. A. Overstreet
+ Nation 111:250 Ag 28 ’20 500w
“Nowhere in them is there any indication of that subtle wit, the telling thrust, the finely pointed characterization that rewarded the hours of toil through his other writings. While our author’s standing as a humanist is enhanced by the essays, his reputation as an economist will not be.” N. W. Wilensky
− + N Y Call p10 My 16 ’20 1050w
“One cannot help wondering whether Mr Veblen himself knows what an excellent literary quality his writings have, and what a boon to the jaded reader is the absence in his work of certain conventional literary virtues—solemnity, geniality, sonority, and the like.”
+ − No Am 211:424 Mr ’20 1350w
“The position of Mr Veblen is so deserving of attention that one must regard his involved style and ponderous vocabulary as a misfortune.”
+ − Springf’d Republican p8 Mr 18 ’20 580w
“Several of them are on academically important topics which, nevertheless, the more general public that has become interested in the author’s theories can afford to skip. Others deal with fundamental issues which the layman should try to understand. Among these we would class the three papers on the preconceptions of economic science which demonstrate the shifts in the boundaries of that science, and especially the newer emphasis on its human aspects.”
+ Survey 44:352 Je 5 ’20 150w