Alex Hudson home@alexhudson.com wrote:
On Sat, 2008-02-09 at 18:08 +0000, David Gerard wrote:
Hi Alex - still waiting on references to those many academics writing about substantial problems with gift economies. I look forward to reading them!
Well, I was actually asked for online accessible references, which I don't have - but if you're willing to buy papers, buy a book, go to a library, etc., I'm sure there's plenty of stuff you can read, for example:
The Question of the Gift: Essays Across Disciplines, Mark Osteen Derrida's Debt to Milton Friedman, Michael Tratner Competition and Entrepreneurship, Israel M. Kirzner
Can you please explain the fundamental idea behind the critique of gift economy? Within the current economical framework I don't see any problems, except the attitude of the people, because the have to be willing to voluntarily donate. So artists who are liked by the people earn money and others who are not liked do not. So where is the problem?
Cheers,
Alex.
Regards Matthias-Christian