Anthropology

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Altruistically Inclined?

The Behavioral Sciences, Evolutionary Theory, and the Origins of Reciprocity

By Alexander J. Field
Subjects: Economics, Economic Theory, Anthropology, Political Science
Series: Economics, Cognition, and Society

An exploration of the role of altruism in the discipline of economics

Markets and Cultural Voices

Liberty vs. Power in the Lives of Mexican Amate Painters

By Tyler Cowen
Subjects: Economics, Anthropology, Latin American Studies
Series: Economics, Cognition, and Society

Explores the world of three Mexican artists to reveal how globalization shapes their lives

Preference Pollution

How Markets Create the Desires We Dislike

By David George
Subjects: Economics, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science
Series: Economics, Cognition, and Society

Explores the failure of markets to shape desirable preferences

Social Science Knowledge and Economic Development

An Institutional Design Perspective

By Vernon W. Ruttan
Subjects: Economics, System -- Development, Political Science, Political Economy, Anthropology, Sociology
Series: Economics, Cognition, and Society

Synthesizes various strands of social science research and thought, including evolution of thought about development in anthropology, sociology, political science, and growth economics

Trust, Ethnicity, and Identity

Beyond the New Institutional Economics of Ethnic Trading Networks, Contract Law, and Gift-Exchange

By Janet Landa
Subjects: Economics, System -- Development, Anthropology
Series: Economics, Cognition, and Society

How ethnic kin-based trading networks can rely on trust when a well-developed framework of contract laws is missing

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