The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time by Polanyi, Karl

The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time

In this classic work of economic history and social theory, Karl Polanyi analyzes the economic and social...
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Author: Karl Polanyi
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Language: English
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The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time by Polanyi, Karl

The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time

$62.11

The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time

$62.11
Author: Karl Polanyi
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
In this classic work of economic history and social theory, Karl Polanyi analyzes the economic and social changes brought about by the "great transformation" of the Industrial Revolution. His analysis explains not only the deficiencies of the self-regulating market, but the potentially dire social consequences of untempered market capitalism. New introductory material reveals the renewed importance of Polanyi's seminal analysis in an era of globalization and free trade.

Author: Karl Polanyi
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 07/08/2025
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
ISBN: 9780807018828

About the Author
Karl Polanyi (1886-1964) is considered one of the twentieth century's most discerning economic historians. He left his position as senior editor of Vienna's leading financial and economic weekly in 1933, became a British citizen, taught adult extension programs for Oxford and London Universities, and held visiting chairs at Bennington College and Columbia University. He is co-author of Christianity and the Social Revolution; author of The Great Transformation; Trade and Market in Early Empires (with C.Arnsberg and H.Pearson) and posthumously, Dahomey and the Slave Trade (with A.Rotstein).

Joseph E. Stiglitz was formerly chair of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors, and chief economist of the World Bank. He is professor of economics at Stanford University, and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

Fred Block is professor of sociology at the University of California, Davis.

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