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Karl Paul Polanyi ( / poʊˈlænji /; Hungarian: Polányi Károly [ˈpolaːɲi ˈkaːroj]; 25 October 1886 – 23 April 1964), [1] was an Austro-Hungarian economic anthropologist, economic sociologist, and politician, [2] best known for his book The Great Transformation, which questions the conceptual validity of self-regulating markets. [3]
Apr 19, 2024 · Karl Polanyi (born Oct. 25, 1886, Vienna, Austria—died April 23, 1964, Pickering, Ont., Can.) was an economic anthropologist and former Hungarian political leader. In college in Budapest Polanyi founded the radical Club Galilei, which would have far-reaching effects on Hungarian intellectual life.
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Apr 16, 2019 · An editorial article that reviews the renaissance of Karl Polanyi's work in the context of globalisation, neoliberalism, and social movements. It highlights the main themes, debates, and contributions of the special issue on Polanyi's legacy in sociology, economics, and political science.
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May 29, 2018 · Learn about Karl Polanyi, a Hungarian-born economist who developed the concept of substantive economics and studied the relationship between economy and society. Explore his life, works, and legacy in this comprehensive article.
Learn how Karl Polanyi's The Great Transformation challenges the mainstream economic theories of Keynes, Hayek and Marx. Discover his concept of the market society and the double movement of embedding and dis-embedding markets.
May 23, 2007 · While Polanyi argues that all economies are embedded and enmeshed in social relations and institutions, he tends to see market economy as disembedded, which reveals a tension in his thought. The main motivation for this paper is to understand the origins of this tension.
Jun 14, 2016 · A biography of Karl Polanyi, a twentieth century thinker who analyzed the market economy and its disruptions. The book covers his life, work, and political views from the Habsburg Empire to postwar America.
