ISBN:
9781529226263
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (186 pages).
Series Statement:
Alternatives to capitalism in the 21st century
Series Statement:
Policy Press scholarship online
DDC:
302.14
Keywords:
Mauss, Marcel
;
Geschenk
;
Sozialer Austausch
;
Altruismus
;
Sozialität
;
Soziale Gerechtigkeit
;
Nachhaltigkeit
;
Gesellschaftsordnung
;
Soziale Ungleichheit
;
Kapitalismus
;
Systemkritik
;
Sozioökonomischer Wandel
;
Common good
;
Civil society
;
Altruism
;
Society
;
Sociology & anthropology
Abstract:
Drawing on French sociologist Marcel Mauss' influential theory of 'the gift', this book shows that trust is the only glue that holds societies together, and people are giving beings and they who can cooperate for the benefit of all when the logic of maximising utility personal gain in capitalism is broken.
Note:
Translated from the German
,
This translation previously issued in print: 2022
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1332/policypress/9781529226225.001.0001
URL:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781529226225.001.0001
