On money debt and morality: Some reflections on the contribution of economic anthropology

Chris A. Gregory

doi:10.1111/j.1469-8676.2012.00225.x

On money debt and morality: Some reflections on the contribution of economic anthropology

Chris A. Gregory

Social Anthropology

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Peebles, in a recent review of the anthropology of debt and credit, found an 'astonishing consistency' in the moral valuation of credit which is everywhere given a positive evaluation relative to debt. But why is this? Does it apply to creditors as well? What are the theoretical implications of these questions for economic anthropology? © 2012 European Association of Social Anthropologists.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	380-396
Number of pages	16
Journal	Social Anthropology
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8676.2012.00225.x
Publication status	Published - Nov 2012

Keywords

Credit
Debt
Demand sharing
Economic anthropology

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The Domestic Moral Economy: An ethnographic study of values in the Asia-Pacific Region
Sykes, K. (PI) & Gregory, C. (CoI)
1/10/10 → 31/03/15
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