Non È Sempre L'ignoranza Economica...

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Quello è dietro le critiche del mercato. Per esempio, consideri Karl Polanyi, un uomo che ha conosciuto molto bene il suoi Mises e Hayek. E Polanyi non nega mai gli argomenti di Mises e di Hayek riguardo alla efficienza del mercato. Invece, si contende che questo efficienza viene ad un tal prezzo che gli esseri umani sempre ribelleranno ed agiranno per ostacolare il mercato. Ed è d'accordo con Mises e Hayek che tali manovre distruggono il buon funzionamento del mercato. Nota semplicemente che l'alternativa è che il mercato distrugge la società umana.

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It is not always ignorance of economics that is behind market critics. For example, consider Karl Polanyi, who knows his Mises and Hayek well. And Polanyi does not deny the arguments of Mises and Hayek regarding the efficiency of the market. Instead, he contends that this efficiency comes at such a high price that humans always rebel and act to hinder the market. And he is in accord with Mises and Hayek that such maneuvers destroy the smooth working of the market. He simply notes that the alternative is to have the market destroy human society.

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  1. Thomas L. Knapp5:43 PM

    Any recommendations on where to start when reading Polanyi?

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  2. gcallah11:22 PM

    The only thing I've read is The Great Transformation. So that's where I recommend starting!

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