Bridging a gap between macro- and micro- viewpoints, the work shows the ways in which an economy is socially and historically determined. Subsistence is shown to be not only a form of agriculture but a determinant economic organisation and particular attention is paid to the problem of understanding patterns of distribution and the constitution of the surplus in the peasant economy. First published in 1978.
| ISBN: | 9780415330428 |
| Publication date: | 26th February 2004 |
| Author: | Stephen Gudeman |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions. |
| Genres: |
Anthropology |