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The great transformation : the political and economic origins of our time / Karl Polanyi ; foreword by Joseph E. Stiglitz ; [new] introduction by Fred Block.

By:

Polanyi, Karl, 1886-1964 [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, 2001.Edition: 2nd Beacon paperback editionDescription: xli, 317 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780807056431
080705643X

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

330.9

Contents:

The international system -- The rise and fall of market economy -- Transformation in progress.

Summary: "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." -- Publisher's description.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 4 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	330.9 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	23/05/2019	00000010664

Total holds: 0

"Originally published: New York : Farrar & Rinehart, 1944 and reprinted in 1957 by Beacon in Boston"--title page verso.

Includes bibliographical footnotes and index.

The international system -- The rise and fall of market economy -- Transformation in progress.

"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." -- Publisher's description.