The Engineers and the Price System

Thorstein Bunde Veblen was an astute and insightful American economist and sociologist, renowned for his groundbreaking analysis of economic institutions and his contemplations on the social order. Born on July 30, 1857, in Wisconsin to Norwegian-American parents, Veblen grew to be a pivotal figure in what would later be called institutional economics. Educated at Carleton College and later at Joh...