The Great Transformation
The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time
Ranked #8 in Economic History, Ranked #19 in International Relations — see more rankings.
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Satya Nadella CEO/Microsoft"My father recommended this book long ago,” says Nadella of the 1944 classic by a Hungarian-American writer who chronicles the development of England’s market economy and argues that society should drive economic change. (Source)
Mark Blyth A story which stretches from 1815 to 1914. He says it was 100 years of peace, although that’s not actually true because if you were a colonial subject it was hardly peaceful. (Source)
Dani Rodrik It makes a rather important point, that the economy has always been embedded in society, and when we try to disembed it from society and treat it like an independent institution, then we’re really going to run into trouble. (Source)
Rankings by Category
The Great Transformation is ranked in the following categories:
- #24 in Capitalism
- #55 in Economics
- #22 in Liberalism
- #77 in Political Science
- #86 in Political Theory
- #71 in Socialism
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