ANT378H1 Lecture 6: Lecture 6 - Moral Economy - February 11
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James scott"s moral economy argument: a case of direct action (and a moral economy?) in italy, e. p. Thompson"s the moral economy of the english crowd : critiques, questions, discussion, review of terms, essay discussion. Italy case study: event that took place in 2004 in outskirts of rome. Thompson (1924 1993) and moral economy: the moral economy of the english crowd, bread/food riots occurring in england in 18th century; involved mass looting and redistribution of food, mostly bread. Discussion: what similarities are there between james scott"s moral exonomy argument and karl. The rational peasant: according to popkin the moral economy argument, is romantic (idealises pre-capitalist peasant society, doesn"t account for individual decision making, peasant behaviour can better be explained by the formalist/rational decision-making perspective of economics. Review of terms: direct action, economic determinism, paternalism, patron-client relationship, some other stuff i missed i guess. Essay stuff: due dates, abstract and biblio: march 11.
