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The gift economy and the development of sustainability [PDF]
This article contends that a new perspective on the economy – a gift economy – would be beneficial to the development of sustainability. The principles and practices of the gift economy (giving, receiving and reciprocating) are exemplified by a case study of the Danish island of Samsø, which has used it to achieve environmental sustainability, improve ...
Niels Thygesen
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A Maussian bargain: Accumulation by gift in the digital economy
The harvesting of data about people, organizations, and things and their transformation into a form of capital is often described as a process of “accumulation by dispossession,” a pervasive loss of rights buttressed by predatory practices and legal ...
Marion Fourcade, Daniel N Kluttz
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Potlatch, absolute hospitality and metaphorization in constructing socioeconomic intercultural reality [PDF]
The article reveals and substantiates the following thesis: the “economy of trust” exists exclusively in the context and sphere of specific social relations named potlatch. Potlatch is a traditional gift-giving feast that taken place among the natives of
Bolshunov Andrey Yakovlevich +3 more
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Monetization of fan-made crafts and texts remains a contentious issue in fandom. The existing literature documents fans’ rejections of explicitly for-profit, authorized spaces for fanfiction publication, such as Kindle Worlds and FanLib, but tenuous ...
Kimberly Kennedy, Shira Buchsbaum
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Following Malinowski and Mauss, ceremonials exchanges often have been analysed in terms of « exchange of gift ». This has led generally to consider the economy of the Melanesians societies in a unique sense and to rule out the variability of the exchange
Valérie Lécrivain
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Following Malinowski and Mauss, ceremonials exchanges often have been analysed in terms of « exchange of gift ». This has led generally to consider the economy of the Melanesians societies in a unique sense and to rule out the variability of the exchange
Valérie Lécrivain
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An examination of the topics of labors of love, the gift economy, and the digi-gratis economy related to volunteerism within fandom platforms highlights issues related to monetary compensation, enjoyment of labor, and relationships between fan labor and ...
Francisca B. B. de Alvarenga
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“Economy of Desires” and “Gift economy”: Comparative analysis [PDF]
Introduction. The article is the first one to conduct a comparative analysis of two economic models, reflecting previously little-studied aspects of the processes of exchange and consumption.
Vorobyova, Alexandra D.
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Binding Fan Fiction and Reexamining Book Production Models
Binding fan fiction into books is an increasingly popular phenomenon that follows in the footsteps of twentieth-century fanzines and challenges the current perception of fic as an exclusively digital form.
Shira Belén Buchsbaum
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