The Livelihood of Man
The Two Meanings of Economic
[19] The substantive meaning, points to the elemental fact that human beings, like all other living things, cannot exist for any length of time without a physical environment that sustains them; this is the origin of the substantive definition of economic.
Text Informations
Original Publication: The Livelihood of Man, H. W. Pearson (ed.), New York, Academic Press, 1977
AKP:
- 35/11: Table of contents - Preface, Introduction (1950, 86 typed p.)
- 36/01: Draft Manuscript – Livelihood of Man – Part I Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 12. Part II Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 15, 16, and 17 ;
- 36/02: Karl Polanyi Draft Manuscript, late 1977 edited by H. Pearson (96 typed p.)
Recent Publication in French:
- La subsistance de l’Homme
- (Partially) « Les “assortiments” et l’“once commerciale” lors de la traite des esclaves en Afrique occidentale », chap. 14 des Essais de Karl Polanyi, p. 265-279