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Economies across Cultures

Towards a Comparative Science of the Economy

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  • © 1988

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Authors:
  1. Rhoda H. Halperin

    1. University of Cincinnati, USA

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction: Economies across Cultures — The Anthropological Approach

    • Rhoda H. Halperin
    Pages 1-6

  3. Paradigms for Studying Economies across Cultures

    • Rhoda H. Halperin
    Pages 7-24

  4. The Institutional Paradigm in Economic Anthropology

    • Rhoda H. Halperin
    Pages 25-57

  5. The Formal Paradigm

    • Rhoda H. Halperin
    Pages 59-85

  6. Production and the Organisation of Labour among Hunter-Gatherers

    • Rhoda H. Halperin
    Pages 87-111

  7. Administered Production: Continuities in Mexican Political Economy

    • Rhoda H. Halperin
    Pages 113-141

  8. Age and the Institutional Paradigm

    • Rhoda H. Halperin
    Pages 143-169

  9. Towards a Comparative Science of the Economy — Defining Units of Analysis

    • Rhoda H. Halperin
    Pages 171-178

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 179-226
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About this book

A study containing a combination of theory, ethnography and history, focusing upon critical issues of economic organization and change. Labour organization, land tenure and the division of labour by age and sex are treated in the context of both practical and theoretical problems.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Cincinnati, USA

    Rhoda H. Halperin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Economies across Cultures

  • Book Subtitle: Towards a Comparative Science of the Economy

  • Authors: Rhoda H. Halperin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19623-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Rhoda H. Halperin 1988

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-45236-3Published: 29 November 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-19625-8Published: 01 January 1988

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-19623-4Published: 29 November 1988

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 226

  • Topics: International Economics, Anthropology, Labor Economics

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