{"product_id":"karl-polanyi-9780745640723","title":"Karl Polanyi","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKarl Polanyi's  The Great Transformation is generally acclaimed as being among the most influential works of economic history in the twentieth century, and remains as vital in the current historical conjuncture as it was in his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is now the place to turn if one wishes to understand Polanyi's contribution, [which is] put forward with brilliance.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Hall, \u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"A long-overdue comprehensive analysis of the work of Karl Polanyi. Gareth Dale's book strikes a helpful balance between a broadly sympathetic admiration for the man and his writing and careful critical analysis.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Dale has written a fine book in which his exposition and assessment of Polanyi's life's work is both highly illuminating and thoroughly convincing. It will long remain the standard authority.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarx \u0026amp; Philosophy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"A timely, complex, and thought-provoking evaluation of Karl Polanyi's significance in contemporary thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSociological Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"This book is a complex and sophisticated analysis of a complex and sophisticated thinker. It is both a fair and detailed exposition of all of Polanyi's writings and a careful evaluation of the major criticisms of Polanyi.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eImmanuel Wallerstein, Yale University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Gareth Dale's book is the most erudite and theoretically comprehensive account of Polanyi's ideas that I have come across. This is above all an exercise in intertextuality and is a remarkable example of intellectual dialogue.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKeith Hart, Goldsmiths, University of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"This book will very likely become the definitive source on Polanyi's ideas and the ensuing debates. Gareth Dale combines a respectful and admiring attitude with unassailable theoretical erudition and clear-headed sobriety. Dale's extensive clarification on Polanyi also stands on its own as a serious contribution to current ideological debates and scholarly controversies regarding the prospects of post capitalist transitions.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGeorgi Derluguian, Northwestern University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Karl Polanyi's work is attracting ever-increasing interest. Gareth Dale has produced an invaluable guide to his writings, ranging from Political Philosophy to Economic History and Anthropology. It is well-researched and organized with a systematic review and evaluation of critiques, revealing the underlying coherence of Polanyi's world of thought.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKari Polanyi Levitt, McGill University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.  \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKarl Polanyi for the neoliberal age.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual responsibility and the quest for community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome systemically satanic features of capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom civilizational breakdown to neoliberalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: The economics and ethics of socialism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponsibility and 'overview': the socialist accounting debate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCritique and rejoinder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe subjugation of moral ends to economic means.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards a synthesis of Communism and Christianity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: The Great Transformation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Liberal Century: contradictions of a golden age.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBirth of the market economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMalthus, Ricardo and Speenhamland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarketization and its backwash.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisruptive strains and the end of elasticity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe originality of The Great Transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome criticisms of the conceptual framework.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome criticisms of the historical argument.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: The descent of Economic Man.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom homo œconomicus to homo communisticus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe debate over methods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom marginalism to formalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo meanings of economic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMechanisms of integration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInconsistencies and ambiguities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe formalist rejoinder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarxist interpositions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe debate scatters and dissolves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Trade, markets and money in archaic societies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: the oikos debate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Primitive' and archaic trade, markets and money.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient Mesopotamia: three theses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMesopotamia: evaluation and critique.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrade and markets in Bronze and Iron Age Greece.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreece: evaluation and critique.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWest Africa: Dahomey, Whydah and Tivland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDahomey and the Tiv: evaluation and critique.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom Meso-America to rural India via the Berber Highlands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: 'Disembedded' and 'always embedded' economies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbeddedness: a genealogy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther adventures of a concept.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbeddedness and decommodification in the mid-twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: 'At the brink of a great transformation?' Neoliberalism and the countermovement today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplaining the neoliberal ascendancy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternative futures: participatory planning and the mixed economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo dearth of countermovements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePendular forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Oscillation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn place of a conclusion: thoughts on the current predicament.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA liberal anti-Communist?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Marxist? A Romantic?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTribute and critique.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930705174871,"sku":"9780745640723","price":23.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745640723.jpg?v=1738626678","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/karl-polanyi-9780745640723","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}