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Did Veblen's work primarily support or criticize capitalism?

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Thorstein Veblen was a sociologist and economist who was highly critical of capitalism. He believed that capitalism was a system that was inherently exploitative and that it led to the accumulation of wealth in the hands of a few at the expense of the many. Veblen argued that capitalism was a system that was based on inequality and that it was ultimately unsustainable.
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