Economist and economic historian

Karl Polanyi

Hungarian economic historian, Polanyi argued in The Great Transformation that land, labour and money are fictitious commodities, and that the self-regulating market generates a protective social countermovement.

1886–1964

Portrait: Karl Polanyi — Wikimedia Commons / Wikipédia

Profile across the 12 axes

How Karl Polanyi positions on each of the 12 political dimensions measured by 12 Axes.

Structure

Leaning - Federal

Federal 58%

Unitary 43%

Representation

Very strong - Democracy

Democracy 88%

Autocracy 13%

Power

Leaning - Liberty

Security 39%

Liberty 61%

Immigration

Strong - Multiculturalism

Assimilation 24%

Multiculturalism 76%

Diplomacy

Strong - Pacifist

Militarist 20%

Pacifist 80%

Intervention

Strong - Non-interventionist

Non-interventionist 74%

Nationalist 26%

Economy

Strong - Public

Public 84%

Private 16%

Control

Strong - Planning

Planning 76%

Free market 24%

Trade

Strong - Protectionism

Protectionism 74%

Globalism 26%

Religion

Balanced

Irreligious 56%

Religious 44%

Morality

Strong - Progressive

Progressive 75%

Traditionalist 25%

Technology

Leaning - Biology

Technology 29%

Biology 71%

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