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Economic Anthropology
ECON229 SP

This course is essentially an extended application of the economics of organization to the study of enduring institutions of hunter-gather or societies, such as reciprocal exchange, common ownership, and sharing. and why these and other institutions vary in form across different hunter-gather societies. Time will be devoted to studies of the ethnographic record.

MAJOR READINGS

Kelly, Robert L. (1995) THE FORAGING SPECTRUM. Most of the course material is from assigned readings from both economics and anthropology.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two whort papers, a mid-term, and a final.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS ECON    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: ECON111 OR ECON105

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Baker,Matthew John   
Times: ..T.T.. 10:00AM-11:20AM;     Location: SCIE74
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 35)
SR. major: 10   Jr. major: 5
SR. non-major: 10   Jr. non-major: 7   SO: 3   FR: X

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Quantitative Reasoning, Writing

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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