Reading Karl Polanyi in the 21st Century

The central problem in Polanyi's studies, in which he discusses the 19th century market economy from a comparative historical perspective by making use of the findings of anthropological research on primitive and ancient economies, is clear: Society's submission to the logic of the market in a way that undermines political will. But Polanyi is not just an academic figure; A researcher with a political agenda, he is a non-Marxist socialist who is deeply concerned with the basis of individual freedom in a complex society.

Polanyi has strongly argued that the market economy is not a spontaneous phenomenon, but rather a 'political project' realized through some institutional changes that portray labor, land and money as commodities. This review examines the current dynamics of this commodification process. It focuses on dispelling the veil of mystery surrounding the liberal perception that the market economy is a 'natural' order... Ayşe Buğra, Manfred Bienefeld, Pat Devine, Hannes Lacher, Guy Standing, José Luis Rey Pérez, Bob Jessop, Gürol Irzık, Virginia Brown-Keyder, With comprehensive articles by Frederic C. Deyo, Kaan Ağartan, Kevin Young, Maria Alejandra Caporale Madi, José Ricardo Barbosa Gonçalves...



Number of Pages: 355

Year of Printing: 2009


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İletişim Publishing

First Print Year: 2009

Language Turkish