What is Gift Economy
A gift economy or gift culture is a system of exchange where valuables are not sold, but rather given without an explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards. Social norms and customs govern giving a gift in a gift culture; although there is some expectation of reciprocity, gifts are not given in an explicit exchange of goods or services for money, or some other commodity or service. This contrasts with a barter economy or a market economy, where goods and services are primarily explicitly exchanged for value received.
How you will benefit
(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:
Chapter 1: Gift economy
Chapter 2: Barter
Chapter 3: Anthropological theories of value
Chapter 4: Economic anthropology
Chapter 5: Marcel Mauss
Chapter 6: Reciprocity (cultural anthropology)
Chapter 7: Kula ring
Chapter 8: The Gift (essay)
Chapter 9: Structural anthropology
Chapter 10: The Great Transformation (book)
Chapter 11: Moka exchange
Chapter 12: Market (economics)
Chapter 13: Redistribution (cultural anthropology)
Chapter 14: Gifting remittances
Chapter 15: Inalienable possessions
Chapter 16: Spheres of exchange
Chapter 17: Organ gifting
Chapter 18: Embeddedness
Chapter 19: Formalist-substantivist debate
Chapter 20: Archaeology of trade
Chapter 21: Chris Gregory
(II) Answering the public top questions about gift economy.
(III) Real world examples for the usage of gift economy in many fields.
Who this book is for
Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of gift economy.
