(1857-1929) American economist (of Norwegian heritage). He is primarily remembered for his The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) that introduced phrases like 'conspicuous consumption.' He is remembered for likening the ostentation of the rich to the Darwinian proofs-of-virility found in the animal kingdom.

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1. (1857-1929) American economist (of Norwegian heritage). He is primarily remembered for his The Theory of the Leisure Class (1899) that introduced phrases like 'conspicuous consumption.' He is remembered for likening the ostentation of the rich to the Darwinian proofs-of-virility found in the animal kingdom.