Book · 1960 · Capitalism
The Managerial Revolution
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His best, most well-known book is called The Managerial Revolution, which talks a lot about the issues we ve been discussing, and it was written in 1941.
Marc Andreessen · Conversations with Tyler · Mar 2024 Listen at 27:51 What they say about it
- Discussing James Burnham books“the Burnham books”2
The best things said about it
The Managerial Revolution first and then a book called The Machiavellians which is unbelievably good.
Tobi Lütke The Knowledge Project · Sep 2026 I've um I I've been fascinated with uh with the Burnham books um um you mean managerial Revolution and mellan are just like especially for when they were written incredible books and um just the the degree by which we have known a lot of these kind of things but haven't known the solution to some of you know the.
Tobi Lütke Conversations with Tyler · Sep 2024 One's called the managerial Revolution um and it's basically um you could spend time on it if you want but it's basically it it basically says you know basically these movements that look like they have you know these movements have real differences obviously those three big movements.
Marc Andreessen Honestly with Bari Weiss · Dec 2024 Where and when it comes up
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The Managerial Revolution by James Burnham is a political and economic analysis arguing that modern societies are shifting away from traditional capitalism toward a technocratic system dominated by managers and administrators. On The Ezra Klein Show, Christopher Rufo mentioned the book while recommending the broader works of James Burnham. Tobi Lütke discussed the title on The Knowledge Project and Conversations with Tyler, identifying it as Burnham's first and most incredible book written for its era, noting how it foresaw massive structural changes even if it lacked complete solutions. Orin McIntyre brought up the volume on Timcast IRL to discuss centralized government systems and managerialism. Marc Andreessen analyzed the book on Honestly with Bari Weiss and Conversations with Tyler, pointing out that it was published in 1941 and best explains the historical transition from bourgeois capitalism to managerial capitalism alongside the establishment of an expert technocratic ruling class. Similarly, Saagar Enjeti referenced the text on the Lex Fridman Podcast when examining the historical roots and development of the modern professional managerial class in contemporary politics.
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Christopher Rufo Wrote a book called Managerial Revolution, another called the Machavelians, another called Suicide of the W… 1
“Wrote a book called Managerial Revolution, another called the Machavelians, another called Suicide of the West.”
Marc Andreessen His best, most well-known book is called The Managerial Revolution, which talks a lot about the issues we v… 2
“one's called the managerial Revolution um and it's basically um you could spend time on it if you want but it's basically it it basically says you know basically these movements that look like they have you know these movements have real differences obviously those three big movements”
“His best, most well-known book is called The Managerial Revolution, which talks a lot about the issues we ve been discussing, and it was written in 1941.”
Tobi Lütke what did he write he wrote um the managerial revolution first and then a book called the machiavellians whi… 2
“what did he write he wrote um the managerial revolution first and then a book called the machiavellians which is unbelievably good i mean obviously i am a meditations fan”
“I've um I I've been fascinated with uh with the Burnham books um um you mean managerial Revolution and mellan are just like especially for when they were written incredible books and um just the the degree by which we have known a lot of these kind of things but haven't known the solution to some of you know the”
Orin McIntyre James Bham wrote a book called uh the managerial revolution. 1
“James Bham wrote a book called uh the managerial revolution.”
Saagar Enjeti And so there's a lot of roots to this, "The Managerial Revolution" by James Burnham. 1
“And so there's a lot of roots to this, "The Managerial Revolution" by James Burnham.”