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Question - Political Science Discussion
Description - The second discussion paper of the semester will be on the assigned reading from Karl Polanyi, "The Great Transformation". This writing assignment will not require that you use any other outside sources; all questions may be sufficiently answered by referencing the article. In a three to five page paper, double spaced with 12 point font and 1 inch margins, answer all parts of each of the following questions; incomplete answers will not receive full credit.
What is Polanyi's main argument in the book about the relationship of markets, society and the government? As part of your discussion, draw on and discuss the following supporting questions
What are the differences between habitation and improvement, and what does Polanyi say the English Crown did to affect the transition from one to the other?
What were the two institutions or mechanisms Polanyi identifies as the primary causes of the Hundred Years Peace, and how did each help to avert the outbreak of war?
What are the three fictitious commodities, and why does Polanyi argue that they are not in fact truly commodities?