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Social and Economic Integration

In: The Economic Thought of Karl Polanyi

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  • J. R. Stanfield

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As indicated in the previous chapter, Polanyi’s historical and anthropological bent had a definite, eminently practical purpose. His intent was ‘to make universal economic history the starting point of a comprehensive reconsideration of the problem of human livelihood’ (LM, p. xxxix). This is the task for further research which Polanyi set in The Great Transformation. Its completion requires that ‘general economic history be re-established on broad conceptual foundations’ (LM, p. xxxix). In this chapter, I consider, first, the method for approaching this task, institutional analysis; and, second, the conceptual foundations that result, the forms of integration. Finally, I review Marshall Sahlins’ application of this research programme to the ethnographic record of primitive economies.

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  • J. R. Stanfield, 1986. "Social and Economic Integration," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Economic Thought of Karl Polanyi, chapter 3, pages 54-92, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-18434-7_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-18434-7_3
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