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
  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.


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