Theory in Economic Anthropology

By: Jean Ensminger (Editor), Edwins Laban Gwako (Contribution by), James M. Acheson (Contribution by), Timothy Earle (Contribution by), Robert C. Hunt (Contribution by)

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Paperback | 1 December 2001

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This new volume from the Society for Economic Anthropology examines the unique contributions of anthropologists to general economic theory. Editor Jean Ensminger and other contributors challenge our understanding of human economies in the expanding global systems of interaction, with models and analyses from cross-cultural research. They examine a broad range of theoretical concerns from the new institutionalism, debates about wealth, exchange, and the evolution of social institutions, the relationship between small producers and the wider world, the role of commodity change and the formal/informal sector, and the role of big theory. The book will be a valuable resource for anthropologists, economists, economic historians, political economists, and economic development specialists. Published in cooperation with the Society for Economic Anthropology. Visit their web page.

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This book will introduce researchers in other fields to important ideas, debates, and results in economic anthropology. It will also guide further research by those already working in this field. The chapters include some fine case studies using new data to highlight significant theoretical questions, some acute warnings against pretentious and faddish theories, and some assessments of concepts and theories in various domains. The best chapters illustrate the productive interactions of new theoretical perspectives with new approaches to data collection and analysis. These chapters display the highest potential for research in the social sciences: using new approaches to formulate hypothesis-testing questions, which in turn help evaluate and modify theories. The contribution of economic anthropology to multi-disciplinary research, both 'pure' and applied, is likewise demonstrated in these chapters. The editors' introduction provides a masterful guide to the diverse themes cross-cutting through the subsequent chapters.--Donald W. Attwood, McGill University

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