The exact definition of Technocracy refers both to the organized, self-disciplined social movement incorporated under the direction of Howard Scott in 1933, as well as the functional blueprint designed by Howard Scott for continental operations of North America. The continued widespread use of the term commonly applied to a wide range of any other unrelated and contradictory circumstances is entirely incorrect.

Thorstein Veblen, like several prominent and talented writers at the time, had personally attended many of the early discussions with Howard Scott's Technical Alliance, the forerunner of Technocracy, starting in the winter of 1918-19. He later wrote a series of articles, eventually published in book form, loosely inspired by his interpretation of some of the ideas he had been exposed to during the course of these interactions. While the title of this book borrowed Howard Scott's terminology "The Price System," Veblen, whose health had already started deteriorating, developed these ideas in a direction which represented an improper understanding, incompatible with Scott's concepts, and can not be said to have contributed to the design of Technocracy in any way.

Unlike in those early days, with the wealth of official information now available about Technocracy, it should be easy to understand for anyone possessing the courage and the ability to recognize the importance of a new idea, irrespective of their current social position. Technocracy has continuously produced quality literature for the American public over the years, at one time publishing over a dozen different official magazines across the continent simultaneously. Many of the thousands of articles written by the members and officers of Technocracy are now available for free on the internet. Our recommendation at the moment would be to begin reading through the Technocracy Study Course, a series of 22 lessons containing the detailed explanation of Technocracy, available for free:

https://archive.org/details/TechnocracyStudyCourse1945/.