The “Satanic Mill”: Karl Polanyi’s Radical Critique of the Free Market
We live in a world governed by “market forces.” We are told that the...
Tag: Economic Anthropology
When More Work Means Less Progress: How a Classic Anthropological Concept Explains China’s EV Crisis
On the surface, China’s Electric Vehicle (EV) industry is a marvel of hyper-modernity and...
“The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies (1925)” by Marcel Mauss
In this groundbreaking 1925 essay, French sociologist Marcel Mauss explores the multifaceted nature of gift-giving...