What specific region's ancient economies did Polanyi focus on?
Pre-Columbian America
Ancient Egypt
Medieval Europe
The Roman Empire
Answer
Karl Polanyi was an economic historian who wrote about the importance of social structures in the formation of economies. He believed that all economies were embedded in social relations, and that the market was just one of many ways that goods and services could be exchanged.
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