Karl Polanyi and the Paradoxes of the Double Movement

This book offers a critical reconstruction of the double movement, the central thesis of Karl Polanyi's The Great Transformation, one of the most influential books of the 20th century.

Table des matières

1. Introduction: The Paradoxes of Karl Polanyi
2. The Origins of the Self-Regulating Market
3. The Dynamics of a Market Society
4. The Politics of Social Protection
5. Contradictions and Crisis in the Double Movement
6. The Double Movement in the Contemporary Era
7. Transcending the Double Movement

A propos de l'auteur

John Vail is currently a Visiting Professor in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University where he was previously a Senior Lecturer of Sociology until his retirement. His research interests are in egalitarian political economy. He has edited volumes on insecurity and alternative approaches to full employment and has written several articles on decommodification and egalitarian political economy. With Professor Robert Hollands, he has written a series of papers on the transformative cultural activism of the Newcastle based film and photography collective, Amber Films.

Résumé

This book offers a critical reconstruction of the double movement, the central thesis of Karl Polanyi’s The Great Transformation, one of the most influential books of the 20th century.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John Vail, John (Newcastle University Vail, Vail John
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032248684
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3224868-4
• Pages: 384
• Thème: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Economie > Economie publique; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, macroeconomics, Economic Geography, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Economics of specific sectors, Marxism & Communism