Barter, Exchange And Value: An Anthropological Approach
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| Originally published | June 11, 1992 |
| Editors | Stephen Hugh-Jones |
| Caroline Humphrey | |
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| ID | 1867130 |
About Barter, Exchange And Value: An Anthropological Approach
Economists treat barter as an inefficient alternative to market exchange, assuming that it is normal only in primitive economies. For their part, anthropologists are more concerned with the social and moral complexities of the "gift," and treat barter as mere haggling. . . .