http://disqus.com/people/295cdba06b2fabeba3f5a3d6add74135/enMon, 24 Nov 2008 22:32:58 -0000http://willwilkinson.disqus.com/clark_on_polanyi_the_bad_one/#comment-646541I fear Clark glosses over why other social scientists actually enjoy the book. Even if you disagree about the consequences of laissez-faire or Polanyi's anthropological claims, I think his point about the embeddedness of markets in society is still worth considering and is probably the main reason sociologists and others still recommend the book. I think Clark's general aversion to institutional explanations for economic outcomes (see also his negative review of Avner Greif's book) precludes him from giving this full consideration. <br><br>Santhi Hejeebu and Deirdre McCloskey had a really interesting piece on Polanyi a few years ago in Critical Review. I cannot find a non-gated link online, but <a href="http://www.deirdremccloskey.com/pubs/drafts/blyth.php" rel="nofollow">here is a response they wrote to a critic of their original essay</a>.bachwardsThu, 12 Jun 2008 12:51:53 -0000http://willwilkinson.disqus.com/yup_over_seventy_buck_per_hour/#comment-3998890Would you perchance describe them as trust fund scumbags?bachwardsMon, 24 Nov 2008 22:32:58 -0000