Politics of the Gift
Adloff, Frank 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 max...