ABSTRACT
Where does the power of money come from? Why is trust so important in financial operations? How does the swapping of gifts differ from the exchange of commodities? Where does self-interest stop and communal solidarity start in capitalist economies?These issues and many more are discussed in a rigorous, yet readable, manner in Social Foundations of
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I Commodities, markets and capital
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PART II Money and credit
part |2 pages
PART III Theoretical approaches to the social relations sustaining markets and money