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nydus/The Theory of Business EnterprisePublic

Thorstein Veblen examines the modern industrial system as a structure defined by the machine process and investment for profit. He analyzes how business enterprise and the pursuit of financial gain serve as the primary forces directing contemporary economic organization.

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CHAPTER Vn

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Let ea = eAmings ; pr = sale price of output ; exp = expenses of production of output ; mar = mArgin of gain on output = pr ~ sip ; mp = Inltlkl wBeOln uqilUlluticMi j y p = yui's purduie (ftt cnireU

' But when such a situation has come, all that is required to bring on the general catastrophe is that some considerable creditor find out that the present earning-capacity of his debtor will probably not

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