Robert Gilpin Quote

One reason for the primacy of the market in shaping the modern world is that it forces a reorganization of society in order to make the market work properly. When a market comes into existence, as Marx fully appreciated, it becomes a potent force driving social change.


Chapter One, Nature of Political Economy, p. 19 - The Political Economy of International Relations (1987)


One reason for the primacy of the market in shaping the modern world is that it forces a reorganization of society in order to make the market work...

One reason for the primacy of the market in shaping the modern world is that it forces a reorganization of society in order to make the market work...

One reason for the primacy of the market in shaping the modern world is that it forces a reorganization of society in order to make the market work...

One reason for the primacy of the market in shaping the modern world is that it forces a reorganization of society in order to make the market work...