Theory

Embeddedness

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Historically markets were embedded in social relations and confined to specific, regulated sites.

Exchange

Classifications

Holder
Individual
Source of authority
Observation
Subject
Human centred
Mode of transmission
Text drawing
Knowledge type
Propositional
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Referenced by

Sources

  1. Karl Polanyi. The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time. Farrar & Rinehart, 1944.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Embeddedness." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/embeddedness/. Accessed July 17, 2026.