New Directions in Economic Anthropology

Abstract

Introduction 1. Production The ecosystem Technological processes Access to resources The question of 'work' in western societies 2. Distribution and exchange Forms of Reciprocity and Redistribution Exchange Circulation Market culture or market system? 3. Consumption Defining consumption The consumption unit What happens within the consumption unit? Beyond the domestic group boundaries Producing while consuming 4. Social reproduction Production and reproduction 5. Conclusion Local culture and economic models The case study. Local processes in the construction of labour/ capital relations Models of analysis for a 'New Economic Organisation' Work experiences and labour/ capital relations Rethinking proletarianisation and class Bibliography Index