For a New West: Essays, 1919-1958
Karl Polanyi
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Description for For a New West: Essays, 1919-1958
Hardcover. At a recent meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, it was reported that a ghost was haunting the deliberations of the assembled global elite D that of the renowned social scientist and economic historian, Karl Polanyi. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 538.
At a recent meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, it was reported that a ghost was haunting the deliberations of the assembled global elite - that of the renowned social scientist and economic historian, Karl Polanyi.
In his classic work, The Great Transformation, Polanyi documented the impact of the rise of market society on western civilization and captured better than anyone else the destructive effects of the economic, political and social crisis of the 1930s. Today, in the throes of another Great Recession, Polanyi’s work has gained a new significance. To understand the profound ... Read more
At a recent meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, it was reported that a ghost was haunting the deliberations of the assembled global elite - that of the renowned social scientist and economic historian, Karl Polanyi.
In his classic work, The Great Transformation, Polanyi documented the impact of the rise of market society on western civilization and captured better than anyone else the destructive effects of the economic, political and social crisis of the 1930s. Today, in the throes of another Great Recession, Polanyi’s work has gained a new significance. To understand the profound ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Polity
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745684437
SKU
V9780745684437
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-14
About Karl Polanyi
Karl Polanyi (1886-1964) was one of the most influential political economists of recent times. His book The Great Transformation is generally acclaimed as being among the most important works of economic history in the twentieth century.
Reviews for For a New West: Essays, 1919-1958
This collection of Polanyi's writings addresses his significance for the world today more completely than any other. We encounter him here as an essayist, lecturer, social theorist and above all as an engaged public intellectual. The selection speaks very directly to our own concerns: on economy, history and freedom; on institutionalism as a method; on general economic history; on world ... Read more