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Drawing on French sociologist Marcel Mauss' influential theory of 'the gift', this book shows that trust is the only glue that holds societies together, and people are giving beings and they who can cooperate for the benefit of all when the logic of maximizing utility personal gain in capitalism is broken.

Politics of the Gift

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    A Paperback by Frank Adloff

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      Publisher: Bristol University Press
      Publication Date: 4/9/2024
      ISBN13: 9781529226232, 978-1529226232
      ISBN10: 1529226236

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      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on French sociologist Marcel Mauss' influential theory of 'the gift', this book shows that trust is the only glue that holds societies together, and people are giving beings and they who can cooperate for the benefit of all when the logic of maximizing utility personal gain in capitalism is broken.

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