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The paper revisits Leontief&#8217;s analysis of IO to reconstruct a concept of technology . The concept rests upon an analysis of Leontief&#8217;s epistemological-methodological assumptions and the premises of his input-output model regarding interdependence. We argue that Leontief&#8217;s concept of technology highlights the physical process of technology in two senses: As concrete flows of material stuff used in economic production in the sense of a particular \u2018recipe\u2019; but also as emergent systemic effects of that particular \u2018recipe\u2019 throughout an economy, or indeed throughout a socio-ecological system. This contrasts with other approaches in the social sciences that understand the materiality of technology largely in terms of objects, artifacts, and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>You can get full access to this paper at: https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0921800926002600<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The article deals with an applied approach in economics known as input-output (IO) as developed by Wassily Leontief. 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