{"product_id":"9781614273707","title":"The Engineers and the Price System","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his \u003cem\u003eThe Engineers and the Price System, \u003c\/em\u003eoriginally published in 1921, Veblen observes that World War One demanded industrial innovations, and he was among the first to predict the need for changes in managerial struc-ture. Veblen saw that industrial output was more dependent upon techno-crats?managers and capital innova-tors?than financiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Engineers and the Price System, \u003c\/em\u003eVeblen applies economic theory to modern industrial society. He demon-strates that revolutionary change can be advanced by managers and engi-neers upon whose \"brains and skills\" the state of industrial arts depends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his uniquely comprehensive in-troduction, Daniel Bell discusses the associations and attitudes which mark Veblen as the prophetic outsider he remained most of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martino Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061384790256,"sku":"9781614273707","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781614273707_p0.jpg?v=1763852518","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781614273707","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}