Until recently we have known more about gift giving practices in pre-industrial societies than about those of industrial western society. In this book, first pu

Mainstream economics offers a perspective on the gift which is constructed around exchange, axioms of self-interest, instrumental rationality and utility-maximi

Essays originated at the conference "The Maternal Roots of the Gift Economy," held at the International Women's Building in Rome, Italy, from April 27-30, 2015.

Until recently we have known more about gift giving practices in pre-industrial societies than about those of industrial western society. In this book, first pu