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The Great Transformation the political and economic origins of our time

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston Beacon Press 2001Description: xxxvii,300p.;22cmISBN:
  • 9780807056431
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.9 POL
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.
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Book Book UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Sustainable Development 330.9 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available URD000924

Includes index

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.

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