Stone Age Economics¶
Sahlins, M. (1972). Stone Age Economics.
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Primes¶
- Exchange
- Anthropology: Gift exchange, ceremonial reciprocity, kula rings, bridewealth, dowry, hospitality conventions, with Sahlins's (1972) typology of generalized, balanced, and negative reciprocity drawing the analytic line between open-ended response-in-kind and the structured terms-governed forms that count as exchange in the structural sense.
This sourceAldine-Atherton, Chicago. Chapter 5 ('On the Sociology of Primitive Exchange') develops the threefold typology — generalized (open-ended response-in-kind, no per-episode accounting), balanced (explicit terms-governed counter-transfer within an interval), and negative reciprocity
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This edition names Sahlins's generalized/balanced/negative typology and describes the pure-gift pole with no stipulated return, but the truncated text lacks his full definitions.
“hence the famous division between: Generalized Reciprocity (basi- cally, what Mauss called “communism”) between close kin, or people who one treats as if they were close kin; a kind of middle zone of Bal- anced Reciprocity governed by fairness”
- Anthropology: Gift exchange, ceremonial reciprocity, kula rings, bridewealth, dowry, hospitality conventions, with Sahlins's (1972) typology of generalized, balanced, and negative reciprocity drawing the analytic line between open-ended response-in-kind and the structured terms-governed forms that count as exchange in the structural sense.
- Reciprocity
This sourceAldine-Atherton, Chicago. Chapter 5 ("On the Sociology of Primitive Exchange") develops the threefold typology of generalized reciprocity (open-ended response-in-kind without per-episode accounting), balanced reciprocity (explicit terms-governed counter-transfer within a defined interval), and negative reciprocity (attempt to get something for nothing); separates the broad response-in-kind pattern from the structured terms-governed forms that count as exchange in the structural sense.
Mechanisms¶
- Reciprocal Support Pact
- A long horizon (generalized reciprocity, favors that balance over years) deepens trust; a short tit-for-tat horizon is more robust to a partner who might defect but shallower.
This sourceDescribes generalized reciprocity as an open-ended obligation whose return is not fixed in time or amount and may remain one-way for a long period.
- A long horizon (generalized reciprocity, favors that balance over years) deepens trust; a short tit-for-tat horizon is more robust to a partner who might defect but shallower.
- Reciprocity Log
- A log that tracks everything can transform warm, generalized giving into anxious balanced reciprocity, where people start refusing to help until their own column looks even — the very shift from open generosity toward tit-for-tat accounting
This sourceDistinguishes open-ended generalized reciprocity from balanced reciprocity, which entails commensurate return within a finite period.
- A log that tracks everything can transform warm, generalized giving into anxious balanced reciprocity, where people start refusing to help until their own column looks even — the very shift from open generosity toward tit-for-tat accounting
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