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Economy and Society: Selected Writings

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von: Karl Polanyi, Claus Thomasberger, Michele Cangiani
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Verlag:	Wiley
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	29.06.2018
ISBN/EAN:	9781509523344
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	280

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Titelbeschreibung

Few figures are more crucial to understanding the upheavals of our contemporary era than Karl Polanyi. In a world riven by social and economic crises, from rising inequality to the decay of democratic institutions and profound technological disruption, Polanyi’s path-breaking account of the dynamics of market capitalism and his defence of society and nature against the dangerous tendencies of the market capitalist system are more relevant than ever. This book brings together Polanyi’s most important articles and essays to give a unique selection of his essential shorter writings, mixing classic texts with significant but previously little-known pieces. It highlights the coherence and richness of Polanyi’s theoretical and political approach, making it indispensable for understanding his overarching intellectual contribution. The volume includes his interwar writings, which deal with the world economic crisis and the socialist alternative to conservative and fascist developments; his reflection on political theory and the international situation after the war; and his comparative studies of economic institutions. Polanyi’s political writings are complemented and supported by the critique of economic determinism and what he termed ‘our obsolete market mentality’. This book is an invaluable companion to Polanyi’s masterpiece, The Great Transformation, and an essential resource for students and scholars of political economy, sociology, history and political philosophy.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements vii Introduction by Michele Cangiani and Claus Thomasberger 1 Part I Red Vienna 13 1 On Freedom 15 2 New Reflections Concerning our Theory and Practice 41 3 The Functionalist Theory of Society and the Problem of Socialist Economic Accounting 51 Part II The World Economic Crisis and The Rise of Fascism 59 4 Economy and Democracy 61 5 The Mechanism of the World Economic Crisis 66 6 The Essence of Fascism 81 7 The Fascist Virus 108 Part III On Marx and the Christian Roots of Western Civilization 123 8 Fascism and Marxism 125 8.1 Fascism and Marxian Terminology 125 8.2 Marxism Re-Stated 129 9 Marx on Corporativism 135 10 Community and Society. The Christian Criticism of our Social Order 144 11 Christianity and Economic Life 154 Part IV The Great Transformation, Political Philosophy and Democracy 165 12 Jean-Jacques Rousseau, or Is a Free Society Possible? 167 13 Common Man’s Masterplan 177 14 The Meaning of Parliamentary Democracy 187 15 Our Obsolete Market Mentality. Civilization Must Find a New Thought Pattern 197 Part V Alignments on the International Stage 213 16 Why Make Russia Run Amok? 215 17 British Labour and American New Dealers 226 18 Universal Capitalism or Regional Planning? 231 Part VI Towards a Comparative Study of Economic Institutions 241 19 On Belief in Economic Determinism 243 20 The Livelihood of Man, Introduction 251 21 The Economistic Fallacy 263 22 The Two Meanings of Economic 275 23 The Economy Embedded in Society 290 Postscript 299 24 Hamlet 301 Notes 314 Index 327

Rezension

‘Karl Polanyi is a Titan among modern social theorists. He is always worth rereading. He forces us to think.’ Immanuel Wallerstein, Yale University

Autorenportrait

Karl Polanyi (1886-1964) was one of the most influential political economists of recent times. His book The Great Transformation is generally acclaimed as being among the most important works of economic history in the twentieth century. Claus Thomasberger is Professor at the University of Applied Science Berlin. Michele Cangiani is Professor at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice.