Karl Polanyi

Quotes

• “At the heart of the Industrial Revolution of the eighteenth century there was an almost miraculous improvement in the tools of production, which was accompanied by a catastrophic dislocation of the lives of the common people.”

• “The economic system is, in effect, a mere function of social organization.”

• “As a general conclusion, it can be stated that the production and distribution of material goods was embedded in social relations of a noneconomic kind. No institutionally separate economic system—no network of economic institutions—could be said to exist.”

• “Pauperism had become a portent. But its meaning was still anybody's guess.”

Books by Karl Polanyi in order

Books by Karl Polanyi in the order they were published, from Europe To-day (1937) to Economy and Society (2018).

1. 1Europe To-dayEurope To-day1937
2. 2The Great TransformationThe Great Transformation1944
3. 3Semantics of General Economic HistorySemantics of General Economic History1953
4. 4Trade and Market in the Early EmpiresTrade and Market in the Early Empires1957
5. 5Dahomey and the Slave TradeDahomey and the Slave Trade1966
6. 6Primitive, Archaic, and Modern EconomiesPrimitive, Archaic, and Modern Economies1968
7. 7The Livelihood of ManThe Livelihood of Man1977
8. 8The Life and Work of Karl PolanyiThe Life and Work of Karl Polanyi1990
9. 9Buyuk DonusumBuyuk Donusum2007
10. 10Uncollected Works of Karl PolanyiUncollected Works of Karl Polanyi2007
11. 11For a New WestFor a New West2014
12. 12Karl PolanyiKarl Polanyi2015
13. 13Economy and SocietyEconomy and Society2018