Gift Economy: Unwrapping Abundance, Navigating the Gift Economy's Transformative Path

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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.

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