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The Economy Disembedded: Property and Development Today from a Polanyian Perspective
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This article analyzes the link between property and economic development through Karl Polanyi's theories. The question is whether his fundamental argument, positing that capitalism is not a natural system but rather a constructed social order that deeply transforms societal structures, has any counterpart or validity in today's economy. Central to this is Polanyi's concept of "disembedding"—the process of separating the economy from its social and political foundations to function by its own self-regulating logic. A key mechanism of disembedding is the treatment of land, labor, and money as "fictitious commodities." Forcing these entities into a market framework creates inherent instability, provoking protective "counter-movements." Thus, state intervention is not a market distortion but an inevitable response to a disembedded economy's destructive effects. The article applies this framework to contemporary globalization, linking increased inequality to neoliberal policies (deregulation, privatization) that accelerated disembedding. In contrast, Polanyi's ideal of an "embedded economy" calls for markets to be reintegrated within social and moral norms. Consequently, modern inequalities are seen not as temporary failures but as structural flaws of capitalism. True development requires understanding the economy as part of social life, not its master.
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Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Karşılaştırmalı Ekonomik Sistemler, Kalkınma Ekonomisi - Makro, Politik Ekonomi
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Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
23 Aralık 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi
27 Eylül 2025
Kabul Tarihi
1 Aralık 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2025 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 4
APA
Eser, Z. E. (2025). The Economy Disembedded: Property and Development Today from a Polanyian Perspective. Politik Ekonomik Kuram, 9(4), 1816-1832. https://doi.org/10.30586/pek.1791710
AMA
1.Eser ZE. The Economy Disembedded: Property and Development Today from a Polanyian Perspective. PEK. 2025;9(4):1816-1832. doi:10.30586/pek.1791710
Chicago
Eser, Zekeriya Eray. 2025. “The Economy Disembedded: Property and Development Today from a Polanyian Perspective”. Politik Ekonomik Kuram 9 (4): 1816-32. https://doi.org/10.30586/pek.1791710.
EndNote
Eser ZE (01 Aralık 2025) The Economy Disembedded: Property and Development Today from a Polanyian Perspective. Politik Ekonomik Kuram 9 4 1816–1832.
IEEE
[1]Z. E. Eser, “The Economy Disembedded: Property and Development Today from a Polanyian Perspective”, PEK, c. 9, sy 4, ss. 1816–1832, Ara. 2025, doi: 10.30586/pek.1791710.
ISNAD
Eser, Zekeriya Eray. “The Economy Disembedded: Property and Development Today from a Polanyian Perspective”. Politik Ekonomik Kuram 9/4 (01 Aralık 2025): 1816-1832. https://doi.org/10.30586/pek.1791710.
JAMA
1.Eser ZE. The Economy Disembedded: Property and Development Today from a Polanyian Perspective. PEK. 2025;9:1816–1832.
MLA
Eser, Zekeriya Eray. “The Economy Disembedded: Property and Development Today from a Polanyian Perspective”. Politik Ekonomik Kuram, c. 9, sy 4, Aralık 2025, ss. 1816-32, doi:10.30586/pek.1791710.
Vancouver
1.Zekeriya Eray Eser. The Economy Disembedded: Property and Development Today from a Polanyian Perspective. PEK. 01 Aralık 2025;9(4):1816-32. doi:10.30586/pek.1791710