Essays on Karl Polanyi

Introduction

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) entails the practices that are undertaken by the organization as a way of giving back to the society b solving the social or environmental issue. For instance, the business may fund projects in the community such as schools programs and clean water projects. Additionally, the corporations may undertake climate change activities such as planting trees and reducing emissions as well as funding for research for common good such as Ebola and cancer programs. Implied, the corporations bet on these projects to create customer awareness and as a way to win their loyalty in the long-term. ...

The human beings are considered as the most intelligent creature in this universe. It is hard to measure the capability and brilliance of the human mind (Voronin et al. 1139-1146). The optimistic factor in human intelligence and brilliance is increasing with the passage of time, and this eventually results in different kinds of innovations around the world. Philosophers and scientists around the globe are making different kinds of claims regarding the development of human intelligence and their claims revolve around different kinds of theories. Due to the complexity in the theories, it is always difficult to believe in one ...

The recent global financial crisis has called for a re-invention and re-definition of the relationship between the market and the state. This relationship has pre-occupied economic and political arguments for centuries. Political economists have constantly grappled with the question of the state’s role in the economy, of whether it should or should not intervene with the self-regulated market. Karl Polanyi, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Rousseau and John Locke are five theorists who hold disparate views on the role of the economy in the economy. Marx and Polanyi argue for a more active government while Smith, Rousseau and Locke thought that ...

The gospel of the self-regulating market dominates political and economic debates of our time. The belief that government should play a limited role in the economy has a long history that dates back to the days of Adam Smith, the father of homo economicus. This paper argues that despite contrary opinions from scholars and policymakers, the state has always played an active role in the economy evidenced by the work of classical political economy theorists. At the center of the argument is Karl Polanyi’s defense of the state in The Great Transformation. The paper further explores Adam Smith, Machiavelli, Rousseau ...

- If Adam Smith were faced with the problem of procuring donor organs, he might suggest that we would be better off relying on donors’ self-interest rather than their benevolence, and advocate a market solution to distributing this scarce resource. Karl Polanyi, however, might argue that society would be harmed by allowing the market to displace the gift relationships created by voluntary donation. Although both died before successful organ transplantation was possible, use what you have learned of their theories to state the position you think each would take on whether and why organ donations should be organized on a market ...

The first philosopher to define knowledge was Plato. He stated that for people to claim that they know something, the thing that they claim they know should be true. This is the first condition of knowledge. The knowledge should be true so that it can be proven to be so. The second condition of knowledge is that it should be believed that it is actually true. People should be able to believe that knowledge is true. The third condition is that the knowledge should have some form of justification. There should be some form of prove that the knowledge ...

Headaches can be primary or secondary. Primary headaches are the most common, and they include tension-type headaches, migranes, and several rare conditions, such as cluster headaches and trigeminal neuralgia (Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network [SIGN], 2008). Secondary headaches are caused by other conditions in the head and neck or external factors, such as viral infections and medication overdose (SIGN, 2008). Headaches can be treated as medical disorders, but more importantly, they should be treated as symptoms that can be caused by disorders in the nervous system, cardiovascular system, lymph nodes, or the musculoskeletal system. When assessing a patient, the standard ...

Strategic thought is vital to the success or failure of a business. Different practices work better for different entities - whether it is the individual worker, a manager, the firm as a whole, or a state entity. The ability to make strategic decisions between entities is just as important, as geopolitical and interfirm strategies must be in sync in order to create harmonious business and political practice. In this assessment, we will examine the different ways in which groups require their own strategy relative to their context or size.

The most important thing to consider is the concept of strategic management, which involves ...

In Roszak’s text, he seeks to discover exactly why religious mysticism has disappeared from modern society. According to him, the “energies of transcendence” have vanished from our culture, which has incredible effects on how we live our lives. He states that religions sensibilities have been excised in order to make room for urban industrial development and the advancement of technology. The increasing secularization of our culture has stemmed from an idealism stating that we can do things on our own, and that we do not need pie-in-the-sky figures to help us along the way. There is no feeling ...

Where the Wasteland Ends by Roszak

Roszak’s book is about the political life and its many religious dimensions. He argues that one cannot possibly and adequately talk of politics without referring to religion. What Roszak is referring to here is not the commonly known religion, but rather what he refers to as the Old Gnosis, or what he calls mysticism. The author aimed to discover how this type of religion was eliminated from many cultures, and how this elimination affected the lives of the society and the politics within that society. Roszak is of the opinion that the repression of many religious dimensions has ...

Introduction

Arguably, world economy in the recent post-industrial times can be said to be an information-intensive atmosphere. A good number of scholars assert that, competition both in global and local market, distinction of the market place, as well as profitability is influenced by efficient knowledge. There are numerous definitions that have been put forward to explain the term ‘knowledge’, depending on the area in which it is applied. In this particular context or rather in the business context, the term ‘knowledge’ is used to refer to the state of being aware and able to understand specifics, truth, or information that ...