The Engineers and the Price System

The Engineers and the Price System, by Thorstein Veblen, is a compilation of a series of papers originally published in The Dial in 1919,[1] each of which mainly analyzes and criticizes the price system, planned obsolescence, and artificial scarcity.[2] The final chapter outlined a plan for a "soviet of technicians".[3]

The Engineers and the Price System
AuthorThorstein Veblen
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEconomics, Political economy
Published1921
PublisherB. W. Huebsch

References edit

  1. ^ Edgell, Stephen (2015). Veblen in Perspective. Routledge. p. 27. ISBN 9781563241161.
  2. ^ Veblen, Thorstein (1921). The Engineers and the Price System (PDF). New York: B. W. Huebsch. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ Akin, William (1977). Technocracy and the American Dream. University of California Press. p. 24. ISBN 9780520031104. Engineers and the Price System Veblen.