Veblen, Camp, and the Industrial Organization of Agriculture. From: Journal of Economic Issues | Date: March 1, 2001| Author: Vaughn, Gerald F. | COPYRIGHT 2001 Association for Evolutionary Economics. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

William Roswell Camp (1873-1934) was among the few academicians to apply Veblenian economics to the industrial organization of agriculture. Camp was deeply devoted to Thorstein Veblen. When Veblen resigned from Stanford University in 1909, he left much of his personal library with Camp. Twenty years later, Camp served as a pallbearer at Veblen's funeral.

Joseph Dorfman, Veblen biographer and historian of economic thought, notes the significance of Camp's PhD dissertation...

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