著者

今池 康人

出版者

経済社会学会

雑誌

経済社会学会年報 (ISSN:09183116)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.37, pp.115-124, 2015 (Released:2016-03-25)

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The purpose of this paper is to clarify the difference between Hayek and Polanyi. I will focus on the government roles in their arguments. They regard the ‘spontaneous order’ as important and criticize the ‘constructivism’. However we can see they are different in the government intervention. Hayek is critical to government intervention. He thinks a human being is ignorant. He suggests we should entrust the market order not the government. In contrast, Polanyi is positive to government intervention to achieve a full employment. He suggests the government should invest in the market by a public loan. In conclusion, Hayek restricts the intervention of government more strongly than Polanyi. Hayek is cautious with government intervention but Polanyi isn’t because he believes in the human knowledge.

著者

今池 康人

出版者

Osaka Prefecture University(大阪府立大学)

巻号頁・発行日

2011

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学位記番号:論経第70号, 指導教員:津戸正弘

著者

今池 康人

出版者

大阪府立大学経済学会

雑誌

大阪府立大學經濟研究 (ISSN:04516184)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.55, no.4, pp.135-143, 2010-03-20

著者

今池 康人

出版者

経済学史学会

雑誌

経済学史研究 (ISSN:18803164)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.62, no.1, pp.1-25, 2020 (Released:2020-10-16)

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This paper examines Michael Polanyi’s views on liberty. Polanyi was a scholar with expertise in several fields of study. He began his academic career as a physical chemist and later became a philosopher. He then studied economics, liberalism, and philosophy. Many researchers have shown interest in his arguments on religion and knowledge. However, an inquiry into his views on liberty is seemingly lacking. Polanyi distinguished between personal (including that classified as negative) and public liberty (including that classified as positive) and believed that we should protect public liberty. His theory comprises three elements. First, Polanyi emphasized moral belief among people living in a free society. He focused on British traditions and suggested that morality is also influenced by British tradition. Second, Polanyi clarified the role played by spontaneous order in society. He placed particular emphasis on an intellectual order (law, science, and so on). In a free society, people’s actions yield better results because their behaviors are mutually adjusted as a function of the spontaneous order. The third premise in Polanyi’s theory asserted that a free society requires that its leaders be professionals, which I call “professionalism.” After writing The Logic of Liberty, Polanyi moved on to other fields of research, such as knowledge, religion, and so on. Here, it should be mentioned that all of Polanyi’s research across various fields is related to his study on liberty. JEL classification numbers: A12, B31.