Towards a human economy : reflections on a new project
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Sharp, John
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Routledge
Abstract
The University of Pretoria’s Human Economy project began at the end of 2010. To date it has involved eighteen post-doctoral fellows,
drawn from around the world, and eight doctoral candidates, all from Africa. This paper reviews the project’s progress, drawing
attention to how its participants have come to construe the notion of a ‘human economy’ and the main social theorists on whom they
have drawn in doing so. The development of our thinking regarding a human economy is explained by reference to the two edited
volumes, comprising contributions from all the post-doctoral fellows, which will be published in the near future. Challenges for future
research are considered in the final part of the paper.
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Human economy, Plural economy, Mauss, Polanyi, Market exchange, Mutuality, Reform, Revolution
Sustainable Development Goals
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John Sharp (2013) Towards a human economy: reflections on a new project,
Anthropology Southern Africa, 36:3-4, 130-134, DOI: 10.1080/02580144.2013.10887037.