ABSTRACT

A great classic of British anthropology, Primitive Polynesian Economy is structured as follows:
· Problems of Primitive Economics
· Food and Population in Tikopia
· Knowledge, Technique and Economic Lore
· The Labour Situation
· Ritual in Productive Activity
· Economic Functions of the Chiefs
· Property and Capital in Production
· Principles of Distribution and Payment
· Exchange and Value
· Characteristics of a Primitive Economy
First published in 1939.

chapter Chapter 1|31 pages

Problems of Primitive Economics

chapter Chapter 2|46 pages

Food and Population in Tikopia

chapter Chapter 3|31 pages

Knowledge, Technique, and Economic Lore

chapter Chapter 4|59 pages

The Labour Situation

chapter Chapter 5|19 pages

Ritual in Productive Activity

chapter Chapter 6|50 pages

Economic Functions of the Chiefs

chapter Chapter 7|42 pages

Property and Capital in Production

chapter Chapter 8|35 pages

Principles of Distribution and Payment

chapter Chapter 9|38 pages

Exchange and Value

chapter Chapter 10|14 pages

Characteristics of a Primitive Economy