Economic anthropology 1-2

Raymond firth 1939. Economic Anthropology deals with the economic aspects of social relatives. It's studies economic behaviour as bi embedded in social cultural aspects. Plattner.

Unlike economics it doesn't assume profit motive at the core. Focus on simple societies. Compares economic system of the culture with other cultures and makes broad generalisation about economic behaviour of world. Holistic study

Initial focus on food procurement method and integration of economy with polity, culture and kinship. modes of distribution consumption markets also studied by scholar Elite malinowski strawberry and islanders. Raymond firth New Zealand tribes. Sahlins and polyani. Now extended

Subtypes.

recent trend is to study simple society and their contact with modern societies and changes in their life. James Carrier. Handbook on economic anthropology.

Mauss 1967 studied mauri tribe. Hau - forest spirit. it is a mistake power that lives in the forest and lives in the valuable given by one person to the other. It always wants to reach its original place and if not returned the person will face serious trouble and even death.

application. Designing government policy and schemes. Promoting tribal economy. Livelihood initiatives. Skill training education focus areas.

Inupiaq eskimos and australian aborigines changed economies recently.