A sociological examination of the gift economy : envisioning the future

• Main Author: Katunarić, Vjeran, (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023.
• Subjects: Reciprocity (Commerce) > Sociological aspects.; Gifts > Economic aspects.; Gifts > Sociological aspects.; Social Science > Sociology > General.; Social theory.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781804551196
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 pages)

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 dev...