New Directions In Economic Anthropology

'Narotzky is particularly compelling in her discussion of the relation between the counted and

unaccounted as it enters practices and ideology in the informal economy, family business and home life' Anthropology Today (RAI)


Using an historical perspective, Narotzky highlights the interdependent nature of the contemporary world economy, and includes case studies of Western societies. She gives special emphasis to current issues such as the anthropology of work, the informal economy, and the cultures of industrialisation.

Introduction I Production The ecosystem Technological processes Access to resources The question of 'work' in western societies II Distribution and exchange Forms of Reciprocity and Redistribution Exchange Circulation Market culture or market system? III Consumption Defining consumption The consumption unit What happens within the consumption unit? Beyond the domestic group boundaries Producing while consuming IV Social reproduction Production and reproduction V Conclusion Local culture and economic models The case study. Local processes in the construction of labour/ capital relations Models of analysis for a 'New Economic Organisation' Work experiences and labour/ capital relations Rethinking proletarianisation and class Bibliography Index