
The Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy was founded in 1987
in response to the growing recognition of the relevance of Karl Polanyi's
work to contemporary society. The Great Transformation, published
in 1944, has long been recognized as a twentieth century classic. Karl Polanyi's
far-reaching critique of the philosophical and historical foundations of
economics liberalism and technological determinism opens important avenues
of investigation in scholarly and policy research. The Institute is dedicated
to the memory of Karl Polanyi and
its principal mission is to encourage dialogue and new intellectual work
inspired by his legacy. The Institute is housed in the Samuel Bronfman Building
of Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.
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The volume Essays on the Theory of the Plantation Economy; A Historical and Institutional Approach to Caribbean Economic Development by Lloyd Best and Kari Polanyi Levitt was launched at the St Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies on February 25, 2010. This volume provides a fascinating insight into the conceptual underpinnings of the theory of plantation economy initiated by the authors in the 1960s as a basis for analyzing the nature of the Caribbean economy. |
Books can be ordered from University of the West Indies Press:
www.uwipress.com |
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A Korean translation of The Great Transformation has been published by Ghil Publishers (Seoul, Korea). 2009.
ISBN: 978-89-87671-14-7 93300. 657p. |
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