Reading rank 380
The Engineers and the Price System
, subject: Engineers, technology, and economic power
Veblen's argument that technical knowledge would shift economic power from financiers to engineers, used twice to explain Jim Clark's worldview.
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About the book
Published in 1921, the book considers engineers, business control, industrial efficiency, and Veblen's proposed reorganization of economic production.
Why read it
Best if you want the older economic argument David uses to explain Jim Clark's belief that technical creators, rather than financiers, should control technology companies.
Key themes
- Engineers and economic power
- A lens for Jim Clark
Evidence and original sources
This record is supported by 2 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story — David recounts Veblen's thesis that engineers would use their technical knowledge to seize power from financiers and connects Clark's interest in the argument to his technical identity.
- Jim Clark (Silicon Graphics, Netscape) — David presents The Engineers and the Price System's 1921 thesis that engineers would seize economic power from financiers, tying it to Jim Clark's own philosophy.
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