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The Great Transformation

The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time

by Karl Polanyi · 2001 · 360 pages

Satya Nadella
Satya Nadella
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Satya Nadella

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A landmark work of economic history and social theory that traces the development of the market economy. Polanyi argues that the self-regulating market is a historically contingent invention that commodified labor, land, and money, leading to profound social dislocation.

Book Details

Published

2001

Pages

360

Language

en

ISBN

9780807056431

Audiobook Available

13h 35m
Narrated by David Pickering

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