Balanced reciprocity is as much a social compact as it is an economic advantage. It is particularly important in hunting-gathering societies, where no individual could possibly accumulate a surplus, live independently of other members of the band, or become so successful in the quest for food as never to need meat from someone else's kill.


Man's Rise to Civilization (1968)

Peter Farb Quotes

Balanced reciprocity is as much a social compact as it is an economic advantage. It is particularly important in hunting-gathering societies, where...

Balanced reciprocity is as much a social compact as it is an economic advantage. It is particularly important in hunting-gathering societies, where...

Balanced reciprocity is as much a social compact as it is an economic advantage. It is particularly important in hunting-gathering societies, where...

Balanced reciprocity is as much a social compact as it is an economic advantage. It is particularly important in hunting-gathering societies, where...