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The Great Transformation The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time

Karl Polanyi

In this classic work of economic history and social theory, Karl Polanyi analyzes the economic and social changes brought about by the "great transformation" of the Industrial Revolution. His analysis explains not only the deficiencies of the self-regulating market, but the potentially dire social c...

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The Rest Is History

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The Rest Is History

The hosts mentioned a forthcoming book titled The Great Transformation that examines the Long 1970s period of economic and social experiments in China.

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there's a great new book actually forthcoming from the two historians Chen Jian and Odd Arnavestad called The Great Transformation, which is exactly about this period

— Episode: 366. The Architect of Modern China

Episode: 366. The Architect of Modern China

The hosts mentioned a forthcoming book titled The Great Transformation that examines the Long 1970s period of economic and social experiments in China.

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there's a great new book actually forthcoming from the two historians Chen Jian and Odd Arnavestad called The Great Transformation, which is exactly about this period

The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

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The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart

James discussed the book as a framework for understanding how the modern state emerged to regulate capitalism and protect workers, noting its relevance to the episode's focus on state intervention. He suggested it provided valuable insight into the political and economic origins of our time.

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Episode: One Big Beautiful Econ Con?

James referenced Karl Polanyi's Great Transformation as a framework for understanding how the modern state emerged to regulate capitalism and protect workers, noting its relevance to their discussion about state intervention.

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the vision of kind of Karl Polanyi's book, Great Transformation.

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