“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.”

—  Robert Gilpin

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

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