Economic Anthropology

Bibliographic Data

ID22367208
AuthorsChris Hann (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, corresponding author)
Year2017
Pages1-16
Publication date2017-09-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeOTHER
VenueThe International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (JOURNAL)
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea2194
OpenAlexW4236245390
ISBN9781118924396
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited7

For almost a century, economic anthropology has formed a fairly coherent field at the interface between sociocultural anthropology and economics. Many anthropologists are suspicious of economists' concepts and some question the very notion of “the economy.” Material livelihoods are always embedded in wider contexts of immaterial values and practices that cannot be reduced to a utilitarian calculus. However, some anthropologists maintain that the axioms of mainstream economics are universally applicable. This entry begins by reviewing the contentious history of the subdiscipline. It then sets out some of the principal categories within which practitioners have systematized their knowledge. Finally, it considers economic development and suggests that applied anthropologists working in this field can draw theoretical inspiration from classic sources in economic anthropology, notably Karl Polanyi

Applied anthropology · Archaeology · Axiom · Economic anthropology · Epistemology · Geography · Livelihood · Mainstream · Political science · Social anthropology · Social science · Sociocultural anthropology · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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