How can I explain the economics of a society that lives in the forest,doesn't use money, and doesnt work?
This is the topic for a paper that I'm writing. I have to read this book and talk about the economics aspect of the book, but i'ts really hard since these people live in the forest in Africa don't really contribute much to the ecnonomy since they don't work, and they get all their resources from the forest.
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You contradict yourself - how do they "get all their resources from the forest" if they don't work? They'd at least have to do some gathering and that alone would be classified as working, in terms of economy.
Their society would be classified as a pre-agrarian society (since they don't work the land), with hunter-gatherer economy, which is based on foraging of berries and hunting of animals in the woods. Usually, such societies appear only in places rich with natural resources.
Such economical systems are usually reserved and self-sufficient, since natural habitat provides for all the needs of the population which can stay on such level of development indefinitely if its numbers don't grow greatly, since any habitat no matter how rich it is, can sustain only a rather limited amount of people, without them having to change the world around them to suit their needs.
Economical activities are probably controlled by the tribal chieftain who divides members of the tribe into hunting/gathering groups, as well as divides food among the population after a day in the woods.
Another theory, that of Marx, suggests that all such hunter-gatherer societies would have to have a primitive communist economic system in place, with all tribe members sharing the results of their work in a tribe, due to lack of any concept of property.
They work, they just don't draw a paycheck. Their lives sound idyllic; but I doubt it. They must compete with other beasts and other people for the resources of the forest. If they are seriously injured, they most likely will be dead quickly. Sleeping sickness and malaria haunt them all the time. If it was that easy, you better believe the world would be fighting over their rights to start up resorts there rather than buying up casinos and oil derricks elsewhere...
Talk about THEIR economy. Example...
John: Hi Jeff, I caught 10 fish today and I was wondering if you would trade a loaf of bread for 2 of them?
Jeff: Well sure John
See what I meen?
Its about their wants and needs and supply and demand. Look for those aspects in the book and talk about those. Just because their all hungry doesn't mean they all get to eat. Just because someone needs medicine doest mean he'll get it. They do work, they have to in order to stay alive, they have to rely on the forest or mother nature for shelter, food, and everything else. Good luck
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You contradict yourself - how do they "get all their resources from the forest" if they don't work? They'd at least have to do some gathering and that alone would be classified as working, in terms of economy.
Their society would be classified as a pre-agrarian society (since they don't work the land), with hunter-gatherer economy, which is based on foraging of berries and hunting of animals in the woods. Usually, such societies appear only in places rich with natural resources.
Such economical systems are usually reserved and self-sufficient, since natural habitat provides for all the needs of the population which can stay on such level of development indefinitely if its numbers don't grow greatly, since any habitat no matter how rich it is, can sustain only a rather limited amount of people, without them having to change the world around them to suit their needs.
Economical activities are probably controlled by the tribal chieftain who divides members of the tribe into hunting/gathering groups, as well as divides food among the population after a day in the woods.
Another theory, that of Marx, suggests that all such hunter-gatherer societies would have to have a primitive communist economic system in place, with all tribe members sharing the results of their work in a tribe, due to lack of any concept of property.
They work, they just don't draw a paycheck. Their lives sound idyllic; but I doubt it. They must compete with other beasts and other people for the resources of the forest. If they are seriously injured, they most likely will be dead quickly. Sleeping sickness and malaria haunt them all the time. If it was that easy, you better believe the world would be fighting over their rights to start up resorts there rather than buying up casinos and oil derricks elsewhere...
Talk about THEIR economy. Example...
John: Hi Jeff, I caught 10 fish today and I was wondering if you would trade a loaf of bread for 2 of them?
Jeff: Well sure John
See what I meen?
Its about their wants and needs and supply and demand. Look for those aspects in the book and talk about those. Just because their all hungry doesn't mean they all get to eat. Just because someone needs medicine doest mean he'll get it. They do work, they have to in order to stay alive, they have to rely on the forest or mother nature for shelter, food, and everything else. Good luck
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