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Economies

Published on Jan 27, 2016

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Economies

The Social Impact of 

Ultimatum Game

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Karl Marx (1818-1883): a German philosopher, economist, and social theorist

Marxist Ideas

  • Capitalism as a source of inequality; relations between people are mediated by relations to production
  • Problem of alienation
  • Commodity fetishism
  • Relations between people are mediated by relations to production

Marcel Mauss (1872-1950): a French Sociologist

Mauss' Ideas

  • Gift Exchange/Gift Economy
  • Gift giving as a bond that reinforces social cohesion
  • Inalienability of gift giving
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Everyday examples?

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