Why doesn't the United States have socialism?

Author: Thorstein Veblen
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: In this book, Veblen explores the factors that allowed capitalism rather than socialism to develop in the United States in a pure and complete form. This includes the geographical and resource background of the United States, the characteristics of its national composition, the greedy nature of Americans toward wealth, as well as the lifestyle and unique national character of the people. Through simple yet detailed arguments and precise numerical evidence, the author supports his viewpoints. Although this is not a comprehensive examination of American economics and social life, the author still compares European countries, such as Germany, with the United States, using the data at his disposal, to answer the question of why the United States did not adopt socialism.