1st Edition

Principles of Economic Sociology The Economics of Primitive Life as Illustrated from the Bantu Peoples...

By D. M. Goodfellow Copyright 1939
312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

312 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1939, Principles of Economic Sociology has a two-fold object: first, to develop an economic theory of primitive life, secondly, to show the social principles behind the making of economic decisions, whether among primitive or advanced peoples. Economic theory was first developed with regard to Western exchange economics. Since then, it has been explored among the activities... Read more

Introduction Part of 1. The Applicability of Economic Theory to So-called Primitive Communities 2. Economics and the Study of Society 3. The Theory of Primitive Economics 4. Ownership and the Economic Subject 5. Equilibrium Economics and the Primitive 6. Further Applicofions of Economic Theory Part II: 7. The Economics of Pregnancy and Birth 8. Economics of the Initiation Ceremonies 9. Economics of Marriage 10. The Economics of Social Units 11. A Survey of Economic Units 12. Tilling the Soil Part III:  13. The Significance of the Economic Units 14. The Two Economic Principles Index

Biography

D. M. Goodfellow, Late Lecturer in Economics in the University of Cape town, South Africa.