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From anthropological research people in subsistence farming societies do not tend to accumulate. If there is surplus (which is mainly crops) it is put towards a
by chewz 8y ago
From anthropological research people in subsistence farming societies do not tend to accumulate. If there is surplus (which is mainly crops) it is put towards accumulating social capital (fiesta, wedding, social gathering, gifts to neighbors and family). The safety network is not accumulated capital but social relations (social capital).
In urban societies relations become more money based and suddenly people tend to accumulate wealth and there is never enough.
- agumonkey 8y agoPretty amazing (since it confirms my own ideas ;) do you have name or books to read about it ?
- chewz 8y agoIf you just google for Social Capital Theory you will find enough of articles that you might find interesting or not. Personally I have been inspired by 2nd hand source - I had been reading historical book on Afganistan (very good book but I can't find it at the moment). At the same time I had been living in provincial Sumatra and experiencing myself something similar (It is something that makes living in Indonesia a joy despite other shortcomings).