ANT-2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Economic Anthropology, Birmingham City Centre, World Economy
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Subfield of ca, studies economic system that includes: mop"s: production (making goods or money, consumption (using up goods or money, exchange (transfer of goods or money) Dualist ideology western culture prioritizes culture over nature: exploitation and global competition, exploiting resources not sustainable. 3 areas core, periphery and semi periphery. Core area: most profitable activities (high tech services), manufacturing, financial activities, strong governments, dominating role in affairs w/other countries. Periphery: least profitable activities, production of raw goods, foodstuffs, and labour intensive goods, import high tech goods and services from core, weak governments. Semi periphery: stands in the middle. Involves using food that is available in nature (collect) Foraging: gathering, fishing, hunting, live in considerable marginal areas. Oldest economic system: do not grow own food or keep domesticated animals. Danger of extinction as a pure form (euro colonialism and industrial development) Rely on set of tools to gather, transport and process wild food. Require little time and have lots of leisure time.
