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Catholic University of America Economic Anthropology Anthropology 538
Dr. David Guillet An introduction to the social, cultural, political and environmental frameworks of economic activities. No prior background in economics or economic anthropology is necessary for the course but students are expected to have an interest and some background in general anthropology and ethnology. The approach is broadly comparative and examines classic themes in economic anthropology. We begin with an overview of the history of trends in economic anthropology. Each class that follows will treat a key issue or problem, including decision analysis, institutional analysis, economic behavior among non-state peoples and peasants, reciprocal and redistributive exchange, the origin and diffusion of markets, the urban informal economy, globalization and consumption Texts: Agarwal, Bina 1994 A field on one’s own. Gender and land rights in South Asia. South Asian Studies 58. Cambridge University Press Ensminger, Jean 1996 Making a market: The institutional formation of an African society. Cambridge University Press Plattner, Stuart 1989 Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press Wilk, Richard R. 1996 Economics and cultures. Westview Press Course Requirements Students are expected to attend class regularly and to participate in class discussions. Required readings will be assigned as background for each class. One student will be assigned an oral report to present during each class on an outside piece of reading. There will be a final examination and a research paper. Papers should be written according to the AAA style guide, available at http://www.ameranthassn.org/aaastyle.htm Schedule of Class Meetings and Required Reading Historical Introduction to Economic Anthropology Plattner, Stuart 1989 Introduction. In: Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press Plattner, Stuart 1989 Marxism. In: Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press Wilk, Richard R. 1996 Economics and cultures. Chapters 1, 2, 4
Decision Analysis Gladwin, Christina H. 1989 On the division of labor between economics and economic anthropology. In: Plattner, Stuart, Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press Guillet, David 1981 Surplus extraction, risk management and economic change among Peruvian peasants. Journal of Development Studies 18:1:3-24 Wilk, Richard R. 1996 Economics and cultures. Chapter 3
Institutional Economics Ensminger, Jean 1996 Making a market: The institutional formation of an African society. Cambridge University Press Acheson, James M. 1989 Management of common-property resources. In: Plattner, Stuart, Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press
Production: Bands and Tribes Cashdan, Elizabeth 1989 Hunters and gatherers: Economic behavior in bands. In: Plattner, Stuart, ed. Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press Johnson, Allen 1989 Horticulturalists: Economic behavior in tribes. In: Plattner, Stuart, ed. Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press Production: Peasants Roseberry, William 1989 Peasants and the world. In: Plattner, Stuart, ed. Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press Cancian, Frank 1989 Economic behavior in peasant communities. Plattner, Stuart, ed. Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press Ball, Richard and Laurie Pounder 1996 "Efficient but poor" revisted. Economic Development and Cultural Change 44: 735-760 Production: Industrial Agriculture Barlett, Peggy F. 1989 Industrial agriculture. In: Plattner, Stuart, ed. Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press Non-monetized Exchange Berdan, Frances F. 1989 Trade and markets in precapitalist states. In: Plattner, Stuart Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press Sahlins, Marshall 1972 The spirit of the gift. In: Stone Age Economics. Aldine de Gruyter Sahlins, Marshall 1972 On the sociology of primitive exchange. In: Stone Age Economics. Aldine de Gruyter Market Exchange Plattner, Stuart 1989 Markets and marketing. In: Plattner, Stuart, Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press Plattner, Stuart 1989 Economic behavior in markets. In: Plattner, Stuart, Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press Dannhaeuser, Norbert 1989 Marketing in developing urban areas. In: Plattner, Stuart, Economic anthropology. Stanford University Press Informal Economies Smith, M. Estellie Smith 1989 The informal economy. In: Plattner, Stuart, Economic Anthropology. Stanford University Press Gender and Economy Agarwal, Bina 1994 A field on one’s own. Gender and land rights in South Asia. South Asian Studies 58. Cambridge University Press Bossen, Laurel 1989 Women and economic institutions. In: Stuart Plattner ed. Economic Anthropology. Stanford University Press Globalization and the Economy Harvey, David 1989 The condition of postmodernity. Oxford: Blackwell’s Publishers pp. 121-197 Guillet, David 1999 Water Demand Management and Farmer Managed Irrigation Systems in the Colca Valley of Southwestern Peru. In: Globalization and the rural poor in Latin America: Crisis and response in campesino communities. Edited by W. Loker. Boulder: Lynn Rienner Publishers Guillet, David 1997 The Politics of Sustainable Agriculture in Europe: Water Demand Management in Spain. South European Society and Politics 2: 97-117 Consumption Miller, Daniel 1995 Consumption studies as the transformation of anthropology. In: D. Miller, ed. Acknowledging Consumption: A review of new studies. Routledge pp. 264-295 Friedman, Jonathan 1994 The political economy of elegance: An African cult of beauty. In: J. Friedman, ed. Consumption and identity. Harwood Academic Publishers pp. 167-188 Tentative Schedule Sept 2 Historical Introduction to Economic Anthropology 9 Decision Analysis 16 Institutional Economics 23 Production: Bands and Tribes 30 Production: Peasants Oct 7 Production: Industrial Agriculture 14 Non-monetized Exchange 21 Market Exchange 28 Informal Economies Nov 4 Gender and Economy 11 Globalization and the Economy 18 Consumption |