A Handbook Of Economic Anthropology

For more than a century, anthropologists have studied the economic
lives and institutions of people around the world. The results of their
research and reflection on economy have generally stayed within the
discipline and have not been available in an accessible form to a
broader readership. This major reference book is intended to correct
this. This unique Handbook contains substantial and invaluable summary
discussions of work on economic processes and issues, and on the
relationship between economic and non-economic areas of life.
Furthermore it describes conceptual orientations that are important
among economic anthropologists, and presents summaries of key issues in
the anthropological study of economic life in different regions of the
world. Its scope and accessibility make it useful both to those who are
interested in a particular topic and to those who want to see the
breadth and fruitfulness of an anthropological study of economics.
Economists from a wide range of fields and perspectives - from
heterodox to classical, and from industrial economics to economic
psychology and sociology - will find much to engage them within this
exciting Handbook, as will anthropologists drawn to the significant
statements by senior figures in the field. Those involved in
development projects will find this an invaluable reference work with
which to gain greater understanding of and insight into the reasons for
people’s economic activities and decisions. The concise treatments of
topics will provide invaluable teaching aids and reference for further
reading by scholars at all levels of study.





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