The Great Transformation

The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time

Paperback, 360 pages

English language

Published March 27, 2001 by Beacon Press.

ISBN:
978-0-8070-5643-1
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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.

9 editions

Subjects

  • Cultural studies
  • Social History
  • General
  • History
  • Sociology
  • Anthropology - Cultural
  • History: World
  • Political Science / General
  • Economics
  • Economic History