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Politics of the Gift
Frank Adloff
其他書名
Towards a Convivial Society
出版
Policy Press
, 2024-04-09
主題
Business & Economics / Labor / General
Political Science / General
Social Science / General
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Social Science / Sociology / General
Social Science / Sociology / Social Theory
ISBN
1529226236
9781529226232
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=nBvoEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
At the heart of capitalism lies the idea of ‘homo economicus’: an ever-rational human being motivated by self-interest which arguably leads societies to economic prosperity. Drawing on French sociologist Marcel Mauss' influential theory of ‘the gift’, Frank Adloff shatters this fallacy to show mutual trust is the only glue that holds societies together; people are giving beings and they can cooperate for the benefit of all when the logic of maximizing personal gain in capitalism is broken. Acknowledging the role of women, nature, and workers in the Global South in transforming society, this book proposes a politics of conviviality, (from the Latin con-vivere: living together) for global and environmental justice as an alternative to the pursuit of profit, growth, and consumption.