The Great Transformation
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The Great Transformation is Karl Polanyi’s influential 1944 book analyzing the rise of market society and its disruptive social and political consequences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great Transformation canonical | 4 |
| The Great Transformation (by Karl Polanyi, often compared) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Transformation Context triple: [Karl Polanyi, notableWork, The Great Transformation]
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A.
The Acquisitive Society
The Acquisitive Society is a 1920 book by British social critic R. H. Tawney that offers a moral and economic critique of capitalism and argues for a more socially responsible and egalitarian economic order.
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B.
The Myth of the State
The Myth of the State is a posthumously published philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the role of myth and symbolic thought in the rise of modern political ideologies and totalitarianism.
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Discontent and Its Civilizations
Discontent and Its Civilizations is a collection of essays by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid that reflects on politics, identity, and globalization in the post-9/11 world.
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D.
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a foundational sociological work by Max Weber that explores how Protestant religious values, particularly Calvinism, helped shape the development of modern capitalist society.
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E.
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Transformation Target entity description: The Great Transformation is Karl Polanyi’s influential 1944 book analyzing the rise of market society and its disruptive social and political consequences.
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A.
The Acquisitive Society
The Acquisitive Society is a 1920 book by British social critic R. H. Tawney that offers a moral and economic critique of capitalism and argues for a more socially responsible and egalitarian economic order.
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B.
The Myth of the State
The Myth of the State is a posthumously published philosophical work by Ernst Cassirer that analyzes the role of myth and symbolic thought in the rise of modern political ideologies and totalitarianism.
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C.
Discontent and Its Civilizations
Discontent and Its Civilizations is a collection of essays by Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid that reflects on politics, identity, and globalization in the post-9/11 world.
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D.
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism is a foundational sociological work by Max Weber that explores how Protestant religious values, particularly Calvinism, helped shape the development of modern capitalist society.
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E.
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| argumentSummary |
laissez-faire was planned, planning was not
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society reacts to market dislocation through protective counter-movements ⓘ the attempt to create a self-regulating market system is historically unprecedented and socially disruptive ⓘ |
| author | Karl Polanyi ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
disembedded market
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embedded economy ⓘ fictitious commodities ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
classical economic liberalism
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the idea of a self-regulating market ⓘ |
| definesTerm | fictitious commodities: land, labor, and money ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent |
Gold Standard era
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Great Depression ⓘ Industrial Revolution ⓘ enclosure movement in England ⓘ rise of fascism in Europe ⓘ |
| genre |
economic history
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non-fiction ⓘ political economy ⓘ social theory ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
classic of social science
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foundational text in economic sociology ⓘ |
| influencedDiscipline |
anthropology
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economic sociology ⓘ heterodox economics ⓘ history ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableConceptCoined | double movement ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor | Trade and Market in the Early Empires ⓘ |
| setInContextOf | rise of market liberalism in 19th-century Britain ⓘ |
| subject |
double movement
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economic history of the 19th century ⓘ embeddedness of the economy ⓘ fascism ⓘ industrial capitalism ⓘ laissez-faire ⓘ liberalism ⓘ market society ⓘ political consequences of markets ⓘ self-regulating market ⓘ social consequences of markets ⓘ socialism ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
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The Great Transformation (by Karl Polanyi, often compared)