-matter: socialism, capitalism, democracy, change of system. These four expressions cover four phenomena of great and comprehensive … importance. Each piece in the book deals with these and the connections between them. One of the Leitmotifs is the “capitalism …/socialism” pair of opposites. Capitalism has a history of several hundred years, while the socialist regime existed only for a few …

of contemporary capitalism, this book draws on the work of Karl Polanyi, and re-reads it for our times. The renowned …-driven transformation of contemporary capitalism. Social and political science scholars will greatly benefit from this timely analysis of … contemporary capitalism. Those researching economic history and the impact of Polanyi's work on the analysis of the modern society …

A large number of people around the world now support the idea of socialism and are critical of capitalism. These … numbers, though growing, are not yet enough to end capitalism, but they form the basis for a movement to win over more people … favourable view of socialism may not exactly know what it is or they may not exactly know how/why capitalism is the cause of …