Michael Polanyi’s Social Theory and Economic Thought

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-43
Author(s):  
Eduardo Beira ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Theory ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
Michael Polanyi

This review article continues the forum from Tradition and Discovery 47/1 (February 2021) on Gábor Bíró’s book, The Economic Thought of Michael Polanyi (London: Routledge, 2019; 178 pp. Hardback: 9780367245634, £120.00; eBook: 9780429283178, £22.50).

Caught in the Crossfire

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Gábor István Bíró ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Review Article ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
Michael Polanyi ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
New Directions

This response addresses some points raised by Eduardo Beira’s review article found in this issue of TAD and suggests new directions for future studies focusing on the economic thought of Michael Polanyi.

Welfare Rewritten: Change and Interlay in Social and Economic Accounts

2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
PATRICIA HARRIS
Keyword(s):  
Economic Theory ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
Social Provision ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

The broad contours of the move from the old to the new welfare are well established but the changes in social theory which bear on this have been relatively neglected. Also neglected are the links between these theoretical positions and contemporaneous shifts in economic thought. Drawing on the works of Titmuss, Marshall, Putnam and Etzioni, this paper traces how understandings of social cohesion, social provision, responsibility and obligation have shifted over time. It then indicates the relationship between these constructions and parallel developments in economic theory. Here attention is drawn to a fundamental ideological tension between communitarian and neo-classical accounts. It is argued that governments attempt to resolve this tension by projecting notions of moral disintegration onto welfare claimants. Alternatives to the new welfare are canvassed in the final section of the paper.

scholarly journals Michael Polanyi's Neutral Keynesianism and The First Economics Film, 1933 to 1945

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gábor Bíró
Keyword(s):  
Visual Representations ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
Michael Polanyi ◽  
History Of

This paper explores the history of the first economics film, made by Michael Polanyi. It traces the evolution of the film from the first idea to the latest version. It portrays Polanyi's motives for making the film, the contexts in which the film was embedded and its perception by various individuals and communities. The paper demonstrates the novelty of both the content and the presentation of Polanyi's economic ideas through the eyes of his contemporaries. It discusses why it was important for Polanyi to make a film about the circulation of money and the principle of neutrality and comments on what historiographers of economic thought might learn if they put a stronger emphasis on visual representations in their pursuits.

The Liberal Economics of Michael Polanyi

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-10
Author(s):  
Geoffrey M. Hodgson ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Thought ◽  
Michael Polanyi

Two reviewers summarize and analyze Gábor Bíró’s book, The Economic Thought of Michael Polanyi. The author then responds to each.

scholarly journals MICHAEL POLANYI’S NEUTRAL KEYNESIANISM AND THE FIRST ECONOMICS FILM, 1933 TO 1945

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-356
Author(s):  
Gábor István Bíró
Keyword(s):  
Visual Representations ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
Michael Polanyi ◽  
History Of

This paper explores the history of the first economics film, made by Michael Polanyi. It traces the evolution of the film from the first idea to the latest version. It portrays Polanyi’s motives for making the film, the contexts in which the film was embedded, and its perception by various individuals and communities. The paper demonstrates the novelty of both the content and the presentation of Polanyi’s economic ideas through the eyes of his contemporaries. It discusses why it was important for Polanyi to make a film about the circulation of money and the principle of neutrality, and comments on what historiographers of economic thought might learn if they put a stronger emphasis on visual representations in their pursuits.

Research Policy and Review 9. A Space for Place (or a Place for Space) in British Psephology: A Review of Recent Writings with Especial Reference to the General Election of 1983

1986 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 573-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
R J Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Political Culture ◽  
Social Theory ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Review Article ◽  
General Election ◽  
Central Position ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Voting Decisions

In most psephological writings in Britain only scant regard is paid to the role of place as a context in which political attitudes are learned and voting decisions are made. As a result, it is implied that Britain has a spatially uniform political culture, one that is not in line with the ‘facts’. In this review article the development of that attitude is traced and linked to the reliance on survey data. Works on the 1983 General Election are reviewed to show how the influence of place is far from fully integrated with most explanatory accounts. It is necessary, it is argued, for British psephologists to become aware of recent developments in social theory and the attempts to produce a holistic social science in which place has a central position.

scholarly journals Review of “The Economic Thought of Michael Polanyi” by Gábor Bíró

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erwin Dekker
Keyword(s):  
Economic Thought ◽  
Michael Polanyi

A book review of “The Economic Thought of Michael Polanyi” by Gábor Bíró

Rothbard's Austrian Perspective: A Review Article

1995 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 316-328
Author(s):  
Paul B. Trescott
Keyword(s):  
Karl Marx ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
Austrian Economics ◽  
History Of Economic Thought ◽  
Economic Organization ◽  
Untimely Death ◽  
Significant Element ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
History Of

Murray Rothbard's untimely death has deprived the economics profession of one of its most colorful, iconoclastic and therapeutic personalities. He helped to inspire a legion of dedicated followers to make Austrian economics a significant element in the intellectual and moral spectrum of economics. The Austrians never wavered in their criticism of Soviet-style economic organization, correctly arguing that such systems were working badly. Even so, can a sub-set of economists who eschew mathematics and econometrics win respect from the mainstream? The volumes under review (Rothbard 1995) certainly make a valiant effort in that direction. Rothbard's survey of economic thought extends from “the beginning” to Karl Marx and C. F. Bastiat. Occasional references indicate more was intended. Rothbard is critical of the “Great Man” focus of much of mainstream history of economic thought, and even more critical of the “Whig interpretation,” which sees the evolution of economic thought as progress toward the current near-perfect ideas and practices of our leading graduate schools.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document