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Politics of the Gift: Towards a Convivial Society

By Frank Adloff

Book information

Publisher
Bristol University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9781529226256
DOI
10.56687/9781529226256
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
12 MB (12482504 bytes)
Pages
186\194
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 09:16:45

Description

At the heart of capitalism lies the idea of ‘homo economicus’: an ever-rational human being motivated by self-interest which arguably leads societies to economic prosperity. Drawing on French sociologist Marcel Mauss' influential theory of ‘the gift’, Frank Adloff shatters this fallacy to show mutual trust is the only glue that holds societies together; people are giving beings and they can cooperate for the benefit of all when the logic of maximizing personal gain in capitalism is broken. Acknowledging the role of women, nature, and workers in the Global South in transforming society, this book proposes a politics of conviviality, (from the Latin con-vivere: living together) for global and environmental justice as an alternative to the pursuit of profit, growth, and consumption.

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