基本説明
Gudeman offers a comparative model of economics, using a cultural perspective that he draws from over 50 ethnographic case studies from around the world.
Full Description
Recent, dramatic changes in local and global economies have profoundly affected the lives of millions and have demanded that students of economy rethink their analytical approaches. In The Anthropology of Economy, noted anthropologist Steve Gudeman presents a model and lexicon for thinking about and discussing "things economic."
Contents
Acknowledgments. 1. Community, Market, and Culture.
2. Economy at the Base.
3. Sharing the Base.
4. The Great Estate: Power, Extraction, and Expansion.
5. Reciprocity and the Gift: Extending the Base.
6. Trade and Profit.
7. Profit on the Small.
8. Realms and Dialectics: Values in Production, Trade, and Use.
9. Political Economy Today.
References.
Index.
