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In the social sciences, a gift economy (or gift culture) is a society where valuable goods and services are regularly given without any explicit agreement for immediate or future rewards (i.e. no formal quid pro quo exists).[1] Ideally, simultaneous or recurring giving serves to circulate and redistribute valuables within the community. The organization of a gift economy stands in contrast to a barter economy or a market economy. Informal custom governs exchanges, rather than an explicit exchange of goods or services for money or some other commodity. Various social theories concerning gift economies exist. Some consider the gifts to be a form of reciprocal altruism. Another interpretation is that social status is awarded in return for the gifts.[2] Consider for example, the sharing of food in some hunter-gatherer societies, where food-sharing is a safeguard against the failure of any individual's daily foraging. This custom may reflect concern for the well-being of others, it may be a form of informal insurance, or may bring with it social status or other benefits.

This single page contains words and links related to the gift economy that have been posted here at Future Positive and at CommUnity of Minds. Also see: GIFTegrity, Read the Scientific Basis for the GIFTegrity, and the Specifications for a GIFTegrity.

Excerpt from Heinlein's book "the moon is a harsh mistress" where the term was popularized.

yeah me too. kind of a retelling of the American Revolution mixed with the Australian Experience.

That reminds me, I used to be a REAL SciFi fan, in grad. school, and I'd like to get back to reading Heinlein's, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress!"

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Very cool, Frank - http://somafm.com/articles/ - very nice demo of Joan LaBarbara's music. Nice articulation (t-shirts, free, but paid for some attention (a la Kurt and FishMan!) Cool Find, Frank.

NO worries Jack, I love these guys. I have been free riding them since '98, with a large amount of guilt and a plan to compensate them strongly when I am able. They are really mature as a station, so they are doing something right.

Len Fisher's book on game theory, published 2008

check page 120-121 plus the list starting on pg 196

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A free version of Fair Outcomes bargaining system. I am going to take a deeper look latetr today/tonight