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Karl PolanyiThe Great Transformation
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1944A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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Does the dynamism of society play into Polanyi’s argument? Why or why not? Give specific examples from the text to support your claim.
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Do you find any flaws in Polanyi’s argument? Are there any aspects of his argument with which you do not agree? Explain.
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Polanyi spends much of his time focusing on the paradoxes inherent within market society. Can you explain some of them? Does Polanyi himself fall victim to any of these same paradoxes?
