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Category Archives: Polanyi
Karl Polanyi and discussions on renewed socialism
The paper reconstructs Karl Polanyi’s search process for a socialist answer to the crisis of capitalist civilization in the first half of the 20th century. Polanyi focused on the question of how the conditions for responsible freedom can be realized … Continue reading
Actualidad de la crítica de Karl Polanyi a la sociedad de mercados
La crítica de Karl Polanyi a la sociedad de mercado es una herramienta muy poderosapara comprender nuestra realidad social actual y formular una crítica creativa ypropositiva que coadyuve a la construcción de una sociedad justa, equitativa, humanay comprometida con el … Continue reading
Anthropologists and inequality
Inequality in human societies has always existed. When it becomes extreme (that point varies by society and historical circumstances) the society either collapses completely (e.g., revolution, war, failure of basic services, famine) or undergoes changes in its basic framework. Ancient … Continue reading
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Karl Polanyi and social justice
An alternative notion of “economy” In the introductory note to the book Trade and Market, Polanyi invites the readers to re-examine the notion of the “economy” since many people think that the only way of organizing the livelihoods of men … Continue reading
Socially Embedding the Market and the Role of Law
Professor Margaret Somers is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan and a renowned expert on the work of Karl Polanyi. She is highly regarded for her writing on a nascent sociology of human rights and its links … Continue reading
The Methodology of Polanyi’s Great Transformation
Polanyi’s book on The Great Transformation provides an analysis of the emergence and significance of capitalist economic structures which differs radically from those currently universally taught in economic textbooks. This analysis is based on a methodological approach which is also … Continue reading
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Karl Polanyi : prophète de la fin de l’économie libérale
Karl Polanyi, écrivain et professeur d’origine hongroise, a vécu en Europe centrale et en Grande-Bretagne avant d’émigrer aux Etats-Unis durant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Il est l’auteur d’une critique brillante et puissante de la tendance libérale à placer le marché … Continue reading
Karl Polanyi – 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 changes brought about by the “great transformation” of the Industrial Revolution. His analysis explains not only the deficiencies of the self-regulating market but … Continue reading
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Our Obsolete Market Mentality – Civilization Must Find a New Thought Pattern
Karl Polanyi: “The market mechanism moreover created the delusion of economic determinism as a general law for all human society.. To attempt to apply economic determinism to all human societies is little short of fantastic. Nothing is more obvious to … Continue reading
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