"Mainstream economics offers a perspective on the gift which is constructed around exchange, axioms of self-interest, instrumental rationality and utility-maximisation - concepts that predominate within conventional forms of economic analysis. Recognising the gift as an example …
This book concerns barter, a transaction in which objects are exchanged directly for one another without the use of money. Economists treat barter as an inefficient alternative to market exchange, and assume that it is normal only in 'primitive' economies or marks the breakdown …
Sie heißen Chiemgauer, WIR-Franken, Wörgler Wundergeld und Bitcoin. So unterschiedlich die Entstehung dieser Regional- oder Alternativwährungen ist, so gleichen sich doch ihre Ziele: Die Unabhängigkeit von den großen Währungen wie Euro oder Dollar. Denn das Vertrauen der Mensche…
"Every day, innovative entrepreneurs pioneer bold economic ideas that change the way we live and work. Companies like Google, Apple, Oracle, Facebook and Twitter aren't the only ones shaping our economic future--there's another trend emerging that will change the ways we work an…
Statelessness in context -- A case study in statelessness: diamonds, the diamond network, and diamontaires -- The mechanics of statelessness -- A theory of statelessness -- The costs of statelessness: cartel behavior and resistance to change -- Lessons from statelessness: econom…
