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Which book is John Polanyi's uncle best known for?

  • The Great Transformation

  • The Wealth of Nations

  • Das Kapital

  • The General Theory

Answer

The Great Transformation is a book by Karl Polanyi, the uncle of John Polanyi. It is a seminal work in economic anthropology that examines the transition from pre-industrial to industrial societies. Polanyi argues that the market economy is not a natural or inevitable development, but rather a product of specific historical and social conditions.
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