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Great Transformations: Economic Ideas and Institutional Change in the Twentieth Century
Mark Blyth
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Description for Great Transformations: Economic Ideas and Institutional Change in the Twentieth Century
Hardback. An analysis of political power of economic ideas used by domestic groups to effect change. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KCP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
This book picks up where Karl Polanyi's study of economic and political change left off. Building upon Polanyi's conception of the double movement, Blyth analyzes the two periods of deep seated institutional change that characterized the twentieth century: the 1930s and the 1970s. Blyth views both sets of changes as part of the same dynamic. In the 1930s labor reacted against the exigencies of the market and demanded state action to mitigate the market's effects by 'embedding liberalism.' In the 1970s, those who benefited least from such 'embedding' institutions, namely business, reacted against these constraints and sought to overturn that ... Read more
This book picks up where Karl Polanyi's study of economic and political change left off. Building upon Polanyi's conception of the double movement, Blyth analyzes the two periods of deep seated institutional change that characterized the twentieth century: the 1930s and the 1970s. Blyth views both sets of changes as part of the same dynamic. In the 1930s labor reacted against the exigencies of the market and demanded state action to mitigate the market's effects by 'embedding liberalism.' In the 1970s, those who benefited least from such 'embedding' institutions, namely business, reacted against these constraints and sought to overturn that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Weight
593 g
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521811767
SKU
V9780521811767
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Reviews for Great Transformations: Economic Ideas and Institutional Change in the Twentieth Century
'Great Transformations is a significant book in at least two ways. First, it extends academic debate about the causes of change in wealthy capitalist countries in important ways … Second, and more important, Great Transformations dissects profound changes in the state that leave many millions of individuals much more vulnerable … Those hostile to granting ideas a role in political ... Read more