Macro · Structures & Institutions Stub 1944

The Great Transformation and Double Movement

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A monumental political economy thesis demonstrating that the market economy is historically disembedded from society by commodifying land, labor, and money, triggering a defensive societal "double movement".

Field Economics · Sociology · Social Welfare
Level of analysis Macro · Structures & Institutions
Paradigm Institutionalism Critical Theory
Key figures 👤 Karl Polanyi (칼 폴라니)
Year 1944

Key Claims

Karl Polanyi demonstrated that a self-regulating market requires turning land, labor, and money into fictitious commodities, shredding the social fabric. In response, societies spontaneously generate a counter-movement of social legislation, labor unions, and tariffs to re-embed the economy.

Further Reading

  • Polanyi, K. (1944). The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time. Farrar & Rinehart.

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