A Sociological Examination of the Gift Economy - Vjeran Katunarić

A Sociological Examination of the Gift Economy

Envisioning the Future
Buch | Hardcover
176 Seiten
2023
Emerald Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-80455-118-9 (ISBN)
93,50 inkl. MwSt
On the whole, this book presents gift-giving as an intuitive path toward a viable economy, society, and culture here on Earth, and even toward an amiable engagement with our cosmic surroundings in the future.
With the advent of colonialism and the monetarized market economy, the gift economy, once a widely embedded cultural and economic practice, has become a niche of modern diplomacy, often serving as the means for corruption rather than human connection.


In presenting an overview of the history and development of the gift economy, Vjeran Katunarić defines this exchange as a form of communication, similar to language, rather than an exchange that is merely material. By examining different theoretical approaches, including neoclassical, radical feminist, and conservative Christian views, the chapters explore how nonlinear forms of development may contribute to correcting the failures of competitive markets. Katunarić advocates for the gift economy as a means for introducing balance between planning and the market, as well as between the public and private sectors of the economy. In this way, a sense of restoring, and restorative, peace may be spread around the globe, along with a more equitable distribution of financial resources.


On the whole, A Sociological Examination of the Gift Economy presents gift-giving as an intuitive path toward a viable economy, society, and culture here on Earth, and even toward an amiable engagement with our cosmic surroundings in the future.

Vjeran Katunarić is a retired Professor of Sociology, most recently at the Universities of Zagreb and Zadar, Croatia. His research interests include migration, ethnic relations, and cultural policies in multi-ethnic societies, particularly in the Balkans. He has been a visiting professor at various universities in the USA and Sweden, and also a cultural policy expert.

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Empire Meets the Gift Economy

Chapter 2. Was the Gift Economy a Long Prelude to the Market Economy?

Chapter 3. The History and Classifications of the Gift Economy

Chapter 4. Theoretical Approaches to the Gift Economy

Chapter 5. Can A Mosaic of Different Economies Be Sustainable?

Chapter 6. Some Personal Experiences with Gifts: Banal, Tempting, Fascinating

Chapter 7. The Quest for an Alternative Infrastructure of the Gift Economy: Nonlinear Time and Evolution

Chapter 8. The Persistence of an Inappropriate Economy And Power: The (too) Long Nineteenth Century

Chapter 9. A Forgotten Economy

Chapter 10. The Fall into the Abyss or Cargo from Distant Neighbors?

Conclusions

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Bingley
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 383 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Allgemeines / Lexika
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Mikrosoziologie
ISBN-10 1-80455-118-X / 180455118X
ISBN-13 978-1-80455-118-9 / 9781804551189
Zustand Neuware
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